Front seat back latch not working

[LostGirl]

Has anyone had issues getting the front seat back latch to work on the base cloth seats? I can not get the seat back to fold on my new 2019 GT, either side. It feels like the latch will break if I try to lift any harder on it. I can use the lower side latch without issue, but not the seat back one.

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[Lo Pony]

Has anyone had issues getting the front seat back latch to work on the base cloth seats? I can not get the seat back to fold on my new 2019 GT, either side. It feels like the latch will break if I try to lift any harder on it. I can use the lower side latch without issue, but not the seat back one.

The latch mechanism may be stuck. You might try pushing the seat back forward or backward while lifting the handle, or grab the seat back and pull/shove it forward and backward a few times vigorously while lifting on the handle.

 

[LostGirl]

The latch mechanism may be stuck. You might try pushing the seat back forward or backward while lifting the handle, or grab the seat back and pull/shove it forward and backward a few times vigorously while lifting on the handle.

That worked, thanks! I had to rock it back and forth and then pull up on the handle, beyond the point I thought I had to, and it finally released.

 

[Ginger1]

Has anyone had issues getting the front seat back latch to work on the base cloth seats? I can not get the seat back to fold on my new 2019 GT, either side. It feels like the latch will break if I try to lift any harder on it. I can use the lower side latch without issue, but not the seat back one.

It's not just the cloth seats. The leather front passenger seat on my '18 EcoBoost Premium does the same thing. Lift the lever on the back of the seat and it folds forward, but the lever on the side gets stuck halfway between fully up and fully down flush with the seat.

 

[#1ford]

That’s is the same problem that I am having

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