A reversible seat assembly for use in an automotive vehicle comprising: a seat cushion supported by a seat riser above a floor in the vehicle, the seat cushion including a cushion frame and a cushion pad, a cushion pivot tower mounted, and fixedly secured, onto the seat riser , the cushion pivot tower 74 including an actuation slot formed therein and defining two projections extending from the top edge of the actuation slot , wherein the two projections are spaced apart between two home positions , and a neutral position is between the two projections ; a cushion frame pivot residing within an elongated travel slot in the cushion frame to pivotally and slidably couple the cushion frame to the cushion pivot tower ; a seat back ; a linkage operatively coupling the seat back with the seat cushion ; and a bolster operatively coupled with the linkage , the bolster having a retracted position and a deployed position; wherein the linkage moves the seat back between a forward-facing position and a rearward-facing position; and wherein the linkage moves the bolster towards the retracted position when the seat back is moved towards a neutral position between the forward-facing position and the rearward-facing position, and wherein the linkage moves the bolster into the deployed position when the seat back is in the forward-facing position or the rearward-facing position, wherein the bolster includes a bolster wire coupled to a bolster actuation bracket , the bolster actuation bracket being in the home position of the actuation slot when the bolster is in the deployed position, and when the bolster actuation bracket reaches the neutral position between the two projections , the bolster wire is in a fully retracted position and the seat assembly is in the neutral position. a seat cushion supported by a seat riser above a floor in the vehicle, the seat cushion including a cushion frame and a cushion pad, a cushion pivot tower mounted, and fixedly secured, onto the seat riser , the cushion pivot tower 74 including an actuation slot formed therein and defining two projections extending from the top edge of the actuation slot , wherein the two projections are spaced apart between two home positions , and a neutral position is between the two projections ; a cushion frame pivot residing within an elongated travel slot in the cushion frame to pivotally and slidably couple the cushion frame to the cushion pivot tower ; a seat back ; a linkage operatively coupling the seat back with the seat cushion ; and a bolster operatively coupled with the linkage , the bolster having a retracted position and a deployed position; wherein the linkage moves the seat back between a forward-facing position and a rearward-facing position; and wherein the linkage moves the bolster towards the retracted position when the seat back is moved towards a neutral position between the forward-facing position and the rearward-facing position, and wherein the linkage moves the bolster into the deployed position when the seat back is in the forward-facing position or the rearward-facing position, wherein the bolster includes a bolster wire coupled to a bolster actuation bracket , the bolster actuation bracket being in the home position of the actuation slot when the bolster is in the deployed position, and when the bolster actuation bracket reaches the neutral position between the two projections , the bolster wire is in a fully retracted position and the seat assembly is in the neutral position. <EOS>