Vehicle having rear facing tailgate seating assembly

A vehicle comprising:

• a cabin interior;
• a floor;
• a deployable seat assembly comprising:
• a pair of deployable seat support assemblies, each deployable seat support assembly comprising:
• first and second pivot bars pivotally supported on the floor;
• a first rail coupled to the first and second pivot bars, wherein the first rail is raised and lowered as the first and second pivot bars rotate between first and second bar positions;
• a second rail slidingly extendable from the first rail;
• and
• third and fourth pivot bars coupled to the second rail, wherein the seat may be raised and lowered relative to the second rail;
• a seat supported by the second rail, wherein the seat faces rearward and extends rearward on the first rail as the second rail slides away from the first rail.

A seat assembly for a vehicle, the seat assembly comprising:

• a pair of seat support assemblies, each seat support assembly comprising:
• first and second pivot bars configured to be pivotally supported on a floor of the vehicle;
• a first rail coupled to the first and second pivot bars, wherein the first rail is raised and lowered as the first and second pivot bars rotate between first and second pivot bar positions;
• a second rail slidingly extendable from the first rail;
• a seat supported by the second rail, wherein the seat faces rearward and extends rearward on the first rail as the second rail slides away from the first rail;
• and
• each of the seat supported assemblies comprises third and fourth pivot bars coupled to the second rail and the seat assembly, wherein the seat assembly may be raised and lowered relative to the second rail as the third and fourth pivot bars rotate.