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Carry a spare tire for your truck, van, or SUV while still using your hitch for mounting accessories. The sturdy Roadmaster spare tire carrier holds all wheels with a lug nut circle up to 7", including dually and deep dish style.
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The Roadmaster spare tire carrier not only gives you extra room inside your RV by letting you mount your spare tire on the back, but it also provides a 2" hitch extension that lets you mount a tow bar or other hitch-mounted accessories. Flat tow your car or attach your bike rack or a cargo carrier for even more storage for your trip.
The Roadmaster spare tire carrier will make a great addition to your RV. This easy-to-use carrier simply slides into your 2" x 2" trailer hitch receiver. Just line up the holes on the carrier and the receiver and thread in the included anti-rattle hitch pin to secure the carrier to your RV.
Once the carrier is mounted in your hitch you can remove the safety bolt on the carrier's mast, pull the spring-loaded handle on the rear of the carrier, and pivot the carrier to either side and down to the ground.
Once the carrier is resting on the ground, you can mount your spare tire. Just roll the spare over to the carrier and align the 2 lug holes in the wheel that are most opposite each other with the corresponding slots in the wheel mount. The lug nut matrix design of the spare tire carrier fits all bolt hole patterns on 16" - 24-1/2" wheels.
Before lifting up the spare tire carrier, pull out the lever bar and secure it to the carrier mast in the extended position using the included safety pin. Then use the extension lever to raise the carrier up to the vertical position. Once the release handle locks back into place, secure the spare tire carrier with the safety bolt before driving.
When loaded, the spare tire carrier is still easy to lower and raise. The extension lever allows for better control of the carrier as it is being maneuvered. Lowering your carrier, loaded or unloaded, will allow access to your RV's rear compartments without having to take off your spare tire or the carrier.
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Overall installation was simple but the instructions are not good. Too much stuff for a total of three bolts to mount. Solid product, robust and sits well inside the hitch.
Came on time
Very well packaged
Very well built and held up my 22.5” 195lb spare tire with no problem
This hitch works well for our truck after some modifications. To be fair it wasn't designed as a front mount which is how it is being used and we had to modify the height to drive this off road and still have some clearance. Other than that it works well and the ease of getting the tire on and off the truck is handy.
Perfect! I ordered this for an older gentleman that is internet challenged! I have purchased from you in the past and have been very satisfied so I recommended etrailer to him. I ordered it, he paid for it and I installed it for him. He is thrilled. He drives a class A motorhome that came with no spare tire. On a recent trip a tire and rim were damaged and Bob was stuck on an interstate for 11 hours waiting for road service!
This tire carrier would have avoided being stranded. He is very, very happy!
Heavy Duty, Solid. My only objection is that the bolts used to mount the wheel are a different thread than the studs for the RV wheels. Was not able to use my locking lugs on the spare. Ended up using a locking bicycle cable since the only thing keeping someone from taking my spare is two nuts.
I was impressed as to how substantial and heavy duty this item is. Nice finish, clear instructions on how to mount the unit to the RV and to mount the spare tire to the unit.
Fred
6/24/2025
I bought the hitch mounted spare tire holder for a trip we did with some friends in our motorhome through BC and on to Alaska, a distance of some 6000 miles. The Yukon has plenty of washboard roads and the tire mount worked flawlessly. It is heavily constructed and appears bulletproof. It comes highly recommended by me.
Nick S.
6/25/2025
Spare tire carrier is 5 star. The issue I have with the design is that it lowers the tow hitch by 2”. This drops the tow point for my toad to the minimum acceptable height and causes it to drag on the pavement often when leaving elevated parking lots.
It would be great for Roadmaster to offer a design that would raise the tow point 2” to give purchasers the option to raise rather than lower the tow point.
Tow bar manufacturer does not allow more than one connector between the tow bar and the motorhome, so device to raise the tow point is not an option.
This item is excellent. It allows us to fold the spare tire down to remove it easily. It a very heavy and well engineered part.
Susie
8/8/2025
We are still pleased with the item we purchased. We feel more confident in our travels with a spare tire.
Now I have a spare tire with me for my Trek motor home that it never had before. Thanks to the Road Master hitch mounted spare tire carrier I can do much more. At 70 plus I can install and remove the tire and wheel from the carrier. I will soon be flat towing my Jeep Wrangler with the hitch receiver built into this carrier. It’s well built and heavy duty enough to attach 2 E-bikes on a tilting double bike rack. When I start towing the Jeep the bike rack and E-Bikes will go on the rear of the Jeep. Take all my toys with me. Thanks etrailer and Road Master for the quality product.
Bill H.
1/9/2022
I am now flat towing my Jeep Wrangler and could not be happier with the spare tire carrier. Hitch is working out great. Have been on many long and short trips and with not 1 problem with this set up.. Great Product.. Just remember to release the e-brake on your Jeep before you toe.
Bill H.
1/9/2022
I now flat tow by my Jeep Wrangler and every thing works great. I have been in many short and long trips and the tire carrier and hitch have performed with out any problems. Just remember to release the e-brake on your Jeep before you tow. Thanks again etrailer and Road Master for such a quality product.
Seems sturdy so far after installation without the spare tire in it. Instructions were incorrect as the size of sockets you need. Which resulted in extra trips to the hardware store after I had already gone there to purchase what the instructions said. The bolts that are supposed to hold the spare tire to the mount are way too short. So another trip to the specialty fasteners store is in my future. I'll update once I actually get the product working.
This tire carrier is a beast! I have a 1999 Georgie Boy Cruise Master the tire was stored under the bed behind the water tank for 20 years. The tire ways almost 100 pounds that makes it quite awkward to get at. So I bought this hitch mounted tire carrier. It installed so easy the instructions where good but instead of hold the tire mount up and sliding the mounting hardware thew the hole i lade it on its side with the poll extended made so much easier then balancing it up right. I love it my tire is right there When / IF I need it .
The only con I see is that the tow hitch is 2 inches lower now and it extends foot farther than my ladder but it would have to for the easy swing to put the tire down to the ground.
Daniel G.
8/20/2020
Fantastic! So easy that even my wife can get that big heavy tire down & off easily
I bought a new 2018 Class C Motorhome that came without a spare tire. I added a tire pressure monitoring system and traveled with the hope that I wouldn't have a flat tire out in the sticks, where it would be difficult to get help. I got home from a long trip last summer, and a rear tire went flat in my driveway. My travel club memberships gave me a lot of trouble about helping me, since I didn't have a spare! Good thing I was home, so I could change it myself. I decided that I needed a spare tire carrier, so I wouldn't be stuck. I bought a spare wheel and tire, and then I bought this carrier. It is great. It's very heavy duty, but light enough to put on and take off for each trip. All of the hardware was included. I highly recommend this product and have told all of my friends about it for their motorhomes. I would buy this product again in a heartbeat.
Gordon H.
7/19/2021
I’ve owned and used it for over a year, and it is working out great. I use it on every trip. I wouldn’t travel without it!
The Roadmaster tire carrier arrived as was predicted by UPS. On a rainy day my RV was in the driveway so my UPS driver slid the package under the back of the RV to keep it out of the rain. Shout out to our UPS driver.
All parts accounted for and it went together smoothly. All of the tools were spelled out in the instructions. A couple of the sockets should have been listed as “long” sockets. Anyways, easy assembly. Tire mounted to the plate with ease (19.5” wheel). Very heavy wheel / tire combo but the lift with the rod on the carrier is effortless. I mounted the bike rack behind the wheel and it fits perfect.
Marc H.
6/7/2020
Excellent spare tire and bike carrier.
Installed the carrier on my Leisure Unity motor home. Has adequate clearance to back of motor home. Roadmaster was extremely helpful in supplying drawings and needed information. Seems to be very stable and easy to install or remove spare tire. A bit limited in ground clearance but carrier design and manufacture are excellent.
Would be great if Roadmaster included a method to relocate license plate. I used a mount from RockHard 4X4. Very pleased with the final installation.
Loren T.
3/17/2020
Holding up great. Haven’t needed to remove tire and hopefully never will! Definitely recommend carrier. Well made, strong ang holding up well. Only drawback is receiver tube is lower to ground and will drag if not careful to avoid dips.
Solid built product. Since many of the new motorhomes don't have spare tires this is the way to go. Makes it easy to check air in spare. I highly recommend and be sure to order from etrailer.com! Price can't be beat. While you're at it, be sure to order a tire cover. Got mine at Tirecoverpro.com.
Richard
8/22/2019
Great, no issues.
This spare tire holder is flexible yet HEAVY Duty. It’s easy for me to get my 155 lb 19.5” tires mounted thanks to the expandable leverage bar provided.
Delivered quickly, went together fast, fit perfect. Best thing is I haven’t had to use it once for the tire but working great for the ability to have a cargo carrier with me.
It’s been road tested. Works ok. The drawbacks include it’s a little difficult squaring up the bolts through rim and the frame of device. Also it weighs a lot. It would be better if it were made out of aluminum. And I can’t get my rear cargo doors open on my Sprinter. I gave up that advantage instead of getting the more expensive Aluminess device. It just is a little shy of clearing the device.
Paul V.
12/5/2020
Its still on the back of my Sprinter. Works well. Im considering getting a different tire carrier. But again, its about 800$. So I keep going on with this. I have an Aris bike rack that fits into the hitch thats on the tire carrie..so far so good.
Well built and heavy duty product. I built a front bumper for our 98 Safari Sahara 3006 and incorporated a receiver hitch for the spare tire carrier. Needless to say a 22.5 truck tire and steel wheel is heavy- running in excess of 160 lbs. I did do a bit of modifiying in that I drilled a couple of extra holes in order mount the the wheel/tire lower down on the swing post than the stock slots would allow. I used heavy duty antirattle reciever hitch u-bolts from CZC Auto ([online vendor]) that just happen to be the right size and to catch two lug holes with heavy fender washers. I did have to grind a small clearance spot to clear the release pull handle as these bolts are 1/2 inch in diameter. With the assembly lower down it gives a bit more leverage which is a big deal for this 70 year old arthritic body, but I can get it up and latched. Lowering is a piece of cake. I also put an antirattle u-bolt on the receiver for the whole unit and everything is super solid. I'm quite happy with this setup.
I was able to put it together very quickly.
It goes well with our Class C.
The spare tire was bolted under the camper and this spare tire hitch will make it much easier to get the tire out if ever I need the spare tire.
Jesse
7/12/2020
It workout great. Fits on my camper.
The product has held up well, we haven't needed the spare tire it's carrying yet, but it's there when we need it. The handle and hinge make it fairly easy to handle the weight of a large RV tire. It still takes some muscle, but nothing like lifting the tire up would be.
However, we carry a 19.5" steel RV wheel and tire on it, and it's all together it's pretty heavy, perhaps 200lb, total. Our Hidden Hitch receiver ( custom to our Holiday Rambler ) was rated for 500lb of tongue weight, but this broke it in just 2000 miles of driving. This forced us to load the tire into our towed car and drive it separately from the RV for 500 miles to get to a welder that built us a brand new $1000 hitch receiver.
If you use one of these, keep an eye on it and be sure your receiver is up to the task of carrying the weight. Measure the distance between this and the back of the RV and if it starts to sag, get the receiver looked at ASAP.
I've used the Roadmaster Hitch Mounted Spare Tire Carrier for the last year (2023) and have put over 7500 miles on it. The carrier has performed seamlessly and is still manageable when mounted 40 plus inches off the ground. I have it attached to a Torklift 5' extension that goes into a 3" receiver welded into my flatbed. To prevent bouncing I've had Torklift put in a support bracket from the lower(regular) receiver. No bounce!
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Jeff
10/8/2025
As I said we use the mount in the front of our truck. Driving off road we had to modify the frame a bit to raise the profile of the mount to go offroad. It works well