[Virginia Deacon]

Thanks for your question.

We inspected the spare and it looked as good as new (no checking or dryrot). It did have a couple small indentations from the holder, but two tire specialists said they were only cosmetic, that the tire was sound. I had the mechanic replace the valve stem with a high-pressure, heavy-duty stem and balance the spare, before he put it back in the holder. After camping season this year, I will probably replace the spare.