# Release latch

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/release-latch/33705>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** jimmy, seats, gmc\
**Created:** [July 20, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/release-latch/33705 "2009-07-20T18:59:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![thankyouhp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e274bd/32.png) [@thankyouhp](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thankyouhp)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2009, 6:59pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/release-latch/33705/1 "2009-07-20T18:59:57Z")

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The release latch on my split fold down rear seat is broken. One cable is still attached, but the other has broken free of the handle completely. How do I release the seat? How do I prevent this from happening on the other seat? (It is starting to do the same thing the other one did before it snapped.)