I recently helped a friend change a tire on a ~2014 F-150. The spare tire is under the bed of the truck, and we discovered to access it you unlock an access plug from the rear bumper, stick a rod in the hole (heh), and crank it to lower the tire down on a cable from a winch-type assembly.
I never knew that was a thing, how long have pickups been like that and do all pickups have spare tires on a cable/winch?
haven’t changed that awkward system since day one. rust makes it useless which is why most just toss spares/jack/lug wrench in the bed. tesla ditched the spare altogether. stay in car and use phone app for roadside service