Single spring for manual recline

A vehicle seating assembly comprising:

• a seat having first and second retainers;
• a seatback having a lower cross-member extending between the first and second retainers;
• an aperture in the lower cross-member;
• and
• a single torsion bar extending between the first and second retainers and operably coupled therewith, the torsion bar including:
• an intermediate portion having first and second engagement portions, wherein both the first and second engagement portions are insertably engaged with the aperture;
• a first linear portion that extends between the first retainer and the first engagement portion, and a second linear portion that extends between the second retainer and the second engagement portion;
• and
• first and second distal ends configured to engage the first and second retainers, respectively, which induces a torsional resistance in the torsion bar when the seatback is displaced from a zero torsion position, wherein the torsion bar is at the zero torsion position when the seatback is displaced rotationally forward from a design position.