Rear seating for utility vehicle

1. A vehicle, comprising:

a frame including a rollover protective structure;

a plurality of seats supported by the frame and comprising at least one front seat and at least one rear seat assembly, the at least one rear seat assembly comprising: a frame member pivotably coupled to the rollover protective structure at a first end, the frame member supporting a seat back and a seat base, wherein the rear seat assembly is transitionable between a lowered position and a raised position;

wherein the raised position is defined by the frame member being pivoted upward relative to the protective structure, with the seat back collapsed against the seat base in proximity to a top of the rollover protective structure, and

wherein the lowered position is defined by the frame member being pivoted downward relative to the protective structure, with the seat base and seat back positioned to receive an occupant, and

wherein the rear seat assembly further comprises a raised attachment assembly connection member positioned in proximity to a second end of the frame member, the raised attachment assembly connection member configured to secure the rear seat assembly to the rollover protective structure in the raised position.

2. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the raised position is defined by the rear seat assembly being positioned at a first vertical height greater than a vertical height of the at least one front seat.

3. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein, in the lowered position, the at least one rear seat assembly is coupled to the rollover protective frame through at least one lowered attachment assembly coupling member.

4. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein the rear seat assembly includes two lowered attachment assembly coupling members.

5. The vehicle of claim 3 , wherein, in the raised position, the at least one lowered attachment assembly is disengaged.

6. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the frame member extends laterally across the vehicle.

7. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein when the rear seat assembly is in the raised position, the frame member is positioned at a first vertical height, and wherein when the rear seat assembly is in the lowered position, the frame member is positioned at a second vertical height, the first vertical height greater than the second vertical height.

8. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein when the rear seat assembly is in the lowered position, the seat base is positioned in proximity to an interior floor of the vehicle.

9. The vehicle of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle comprises cargo bed is an open-air cargo bed.

10. A vehicle, comprising:

a frame;

a plurality of ground-engaging members supporting the frame;

a body assembly supported by the frame;

a plurality of seats including at least one front seat and at least one rear seat,

a frame assembly supporting at least the at least one rear seat, the frame assembly and the at least one rear seat being moveable from a first position to a second position; and

a cargo assembly defining a plurality of upstanding walls and a base, the cargo assembly configured to move between a condensed position and an expanded position, wherein movement of the cargo assembly is independent of movement of the at least one rear seat,

wherein, in the first position, the frame assembly is positioned at a vertical height greater than a vertical height of the at least one front seat and the frame assembly is coupled to the frame of the vehicle at a first coupling position, and

wherein, in the second position, the frame assembly is positioned at least partially longitudinally rearward of the at least one front seat and the frame assembly is coupled to the frame at a second coupling position, the second coupling position being spaced from the first coupling position;

wherein, in the first position, the frame assembly is reversibly coupled to the frame of the vehicle with a coupler positioned on a laterally extending frame member of the frame, the coupler positioned at a vertical height greater than the vertical height of the at least one front seat, and wherein the frame assembly is coupled to the frame of the vehicle through a seatbelt attachment assembly.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein, in both the first position and the second position, the at least one rear seat is coupled to the frame of the vehicle through at least two shock members.

12. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein, in the second position, the frame assembly is reversibly coupled to the frame of the vehicle with at least one attachment assembly positioned longitudinally rearward of at least a portion of the at least one front seat.

13. The vehicle of claim 12 , wherein the at least one attachment assembly comprises a first coupling member coupled to the frame and a second coupling member coupled to the rear seat, the first and second coupling members removably coupled.

14. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the cargo assembly is configured to tilt relative to a longitudinal axis.

15. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the cargo assembly includes a movable panel movable between a first position and a second position, wherein when the movable panel is in the first position, a first boundary is defined between the at least one front seat and a first side of the movable panel and a second boundary is defined from a second side of the movable panel opposite the first side and an end of the vehicle.

16. A vehicle, comprising:

a frame supporting an operator area having a plurality of seats including at least one rear seat and at least one front seat, the at least one rear seat being moveable from a raised position to a lowered position,

a plurality of ground engaging members supported by the frame,

a body assembly comprising a plurality of body panels supporting the frame,

a cargo assembly supported by the frame and comprising at least two upwardly extending side panels, and a base, and a moveable panel extending upwardly from the base,

wherein the moveable panel is moveable from a first position to a second position such that when in a first position, a longitudinal length of the cargo assembly is increased, and when in the second position, the longitudinal length of the cargo assembly is decreased relative to in the first position, and

wherein, when the rear seat is in the raised position, the moveable panel is operable to move between the first position and the second position, and when the rear seat is in the lowered position, the moveable panel is in the second position

wherein in the first position, the moveable panel is engaged with a first slot and wherein in the second position, the movable panel is engaged with a second slot, wherein the second slot is positioned closer to a longitudinal center of base than the first slot.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein, when in the lowered position, the at least one rear seat is longitudinally rearward of the at least one front seat, and wherein, when in the raised position, the at least one rear seat is positioned at a vertical height greater than the vertical height of the at least one front seat.

18. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein when the at least one rear seat is in the lowered position and the moveable panel is in the second position, the seat base of the at least one rear seat is positioned directly above the base of cargo assembly.

19. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the base of the cargo assembly comprises a leak guard positioned forward of the moveable panel configured to inhibit contents of the cargo assembly from exiting cargo assembly.

20. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein, when the at least one rear seat is in the raised position, the cargo assembly is operable to transition from a neutral position defined as extending along a longitudinal axis of the vehicle to a tilted position defined as extending along an axis angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the vehicle.

21. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the moveable panel is removably coupled to the base.