2012 Mazda5 broken seat recline cable
 

2012 Mazda 5. The cable that reclines the passenger seat has broken. This cable is worth no more than $12.00 and is not hard to get to, to make a repair. The dealer tells me I have to buy the seat base assembly at a cost of over $300 and that just the cable is not available as a part. Has anyone else had this problem and what is the solution for repair?