Spare tire fallen off!!! NF

[jedimaster]

Saw a spare tire fall off an SUV on the 401 this morning... Narrowly missed a motorcycle and narrowly missed me. Do yourself a favor and crank your tire down and make sure the cable is ok and lubricate it and crank it back up. Almost every minivan, SUV and Truck will have a tire that comes out from the bottom with a thin steel cable.

Pass this on.
And yes, I call the opp to report the tire on the highway.

 

This is the end of my public service announcement.

[Freshtrax]

Scary

[DRIFTER_016]

Probably a Chevy wasn't it?

They seem to have issues with their spare tire support cables.

[lew]

Do yourself a favor and crank your tire down and make sure the cable is ok and lubricate it and crank it back up.

 

I do it twice a year, every year.

 

Sure wouldn't want to be stranded on the side of a hiway with a flat and couldn't get the spare down due to laziness.

[jedimaster]

Yah it was a blazer or a jimmy. can't recall the specific model. Dodge caravans had that issue as well.

[Walleye72]

Wow, scary stuff for sure!

 

A few years ago my family and I were driving home from vacation on Highway 11 Southbound and an SUV about 50 yds ahead of us had their rear mounted bike rack come apart and all 4 bikes spilled onto the highway at 110 km/hr. I was able to dodge the missiles and get through it. Scared the life right out of me. I don't think anyone was involved in a collision from what I could see. White Knuckle Driving!!!!

[Roy]

The spare on my Jimmy is all snug in its zippered jammies and like new inside the vehicle .

[misfish]

Ya when I got my F150. I dropped the spare,cut the cable and strapped it in the box. Who ever thought this idea of storing a spare under a truck