Spare wheel carrier for a vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• a first rear pillar;
• a second rear pillar spaced from the first rear pillar;
• a lower frame member extending between the first rear pillar and the second rear pillar;
• a bench gate pivotable relative to the lower frame member;
• a window gate arranged above the bench gate, the bench gate and the window gate defining an interface seam;
• a hinge bracket rigidly coupled to the first rear pillar, the hinge bracket including a first hinge stud, and a second hinge stud;
• a strike plate receiver rigidly coupled to the second rear pillar;
• a lower support pin rigidly coupled to the lower frame member;
• and
• a carrier beam rotatably coupled to the first hinge stud and the second hinge stud and including a latch pin positioned to selectively engage the strike plate receiver, a lower support receiver positioned to engage the lower support pin, the carrier beam covering the interface seam when arranged in a closed carrier position.

A vehicle comprising:

• a first rear pillar;
• a second rear pillar spaced from the first rear pillar;
• a lower frame member extending between the first rear pillar and the second rear pillar;
• a bench gate pivotable relative to the lower frame member;
• a window gate arranged above the bench gate, the bench gate and the window gate defining an interface seam;
• and
• a spare wheel carrier including:
• a hinge bracket rigidly coupled to the first rear pillar, the hinge bracket including a first hinge stud, and a second hinge stud;
• a strike plate receiver rigidly coupled to the second rear pillar;
• a lower support pin rigidly coupled to the lower frame member;
• a carrier beam rotatably coupled to the first hinge stud and the second hinge stud and including a latch pin positioned to selectively engage the strike plate receiver, a lower support receiver positioned to engage the lower support pin, the carrier beam covering the interface seam when arranged in a closed carrier position, the carrier beam defines a height between an upper extremity and a lower extremity of 250 mm to 350 mm;
• and
• a wheel cover coupled to the carrier beam and configured to surround a wheel fastened to the carrier beam.