The latch breaks when people fold open the seat without depressing the red button, as you probably know already. They also get weak usually before they fail totally, which means it generally takes a few times to finish breaking it. The best option is a vinyl strap and snap onthe back as the older Tempress and original fold down seats had. The strap is simple, wont often fail and saves your existing seat. People also wont overlook the vinyl strap. BCB