New 2020 Rockwood Premier 2716g, ready for camping

Next, the way the spare tire mounts is what I consider a major design flaw. The two big bolts that come thru the body are bolted to nothing more than paper thin plywood. After a couple of years, the bolts started pulling thru the boards on mine.

A bracket really needs to be made that will even out the stress across a larger area. I now just throw the spare in the bed of the truck when going down the road to minimize the damage until I can come up with a better solution.