# Why doesn’t my Kia have a spare tire?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-doesn-t-my-kia-have-a-spare-tire/136038>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [March 8, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-doesn-t-my-kia-have-a-spare-tire/136038 "2019-03-08T14:34:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![RobertArmbruster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/67e7ee/32.png) [@RobertArmbruster](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RobertArmbruster)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-doesn-t-my-kia-have-a-spare-tire/136038/1 "2019-03-08T14:34:28Z")

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why doesn’t my Kia have a spare tire? Isn’t this dangerous if you have a blowout? Should I buy a spare?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-doesn-t-my-kia-have-a-spare-tire/136038/2 "2019-03-08T14:40:20Z")

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Spare tires are becoming a rarity and I think your Kia has roadside service for a time period. Look and see if you have space for a donut spare. But you don’t want a large object like a wheel and tire to fly into the back of your head in an accident if it just laying the cargo space.

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**Author:** ![tcmichnorth](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tcmichnorth/32/25126_2.png) [@tcmichnorth](https://community.cartalk.com/u/tcmichnorth)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-doesn-t-my-kia-have-a-spare-tire/136038/3 "2019-03-08T15:06:01Z")

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This is in response to compliance to EPA standards. They have to eliminate weight in order to meet them.

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-doesn-t-my-kia-have-a-spare-tire/136038/4 "2019-03-08T15:42:34Z")

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Look in your owners manual under “tires” Does it say you have “run-flat” tires? Or do you have a can of tire sealer and a small air pump? Both are common solutions to not having a spare.

Be honest, when is the last time YOU changed a flat tire? Or had your spare mounted on the car?

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**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/why-doesn-t-my-kia-have-a-spare-tire/136038/5 "2019-03-08T21:04:29Z")

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If you really, really feel a need for a spare, carriers are availed for hitch receivers.

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/0/0e0f220053185d989124f8d7728c2879947d3570.jpeg)