Abstract: A spare wheel carrier assembly including a vehicle mounting portion, a supporting portion, and a wheel holding portion; said vehicle mounting portion including a socket member engageable with a vehicle bumper, a post section extending upwardly from the socket member, a bracket section affixed adjacent the upper portion of the post section, the bracket section including means for attaching same to a vehicle body; the supporting portion including a plurality of hinge members, arm sections extending from the hinge members and being joined by a connecting section adjacent the ends thereof remote from the hinge members; the wheel holding portion including a hub member, mechanism for securing a wheel to the wheel holding portion, the wheel holding portion being affixed to the supporting portion intermediate the hinge members and the connecting section.