Vehicle seat assembly

A seat assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• a seat cushion having a front-to-rear orientation defining a fore-aft axis, and a side-to-side orientation defining a transverse axis perpendicular to the fore-aft axis;
• a seat back connected to the seat cushion;
• a riser attached to the seat cushion proximate a front of the seat cushion for pivotally attaching the seat cushion to the vehicle;
• and
• a latch assembly attached to the seat cushion proximate a rear of the seat cushion and including a latch having a latch position that attaches the seat cushion to the vehicle at the latch assembly, and a release position that releases the seat cushion from the vehicle at the latch assembly, the latch assembly further including a slider arrangement effecting a pivotal movement of at least a portion of the latch assembly inboard toward a center line of the seat cushion and generally in a direction along the transverse axis when the latch releases the seat cushion from the vehicle at the latch assembly and the seat assembly is pivoted forward about the riser.