Tire and wheel, spare, space saver

Years 1975, 1986, 1989–92, 2003–09 Models 5 Factory citations 6

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Also described as Space-saver spareSpare wheel and tire, stowawaySpare wheel, space saver, steelTire, spare, T135/80R16

Also documented for Chevrolet Saturn

Documented applications

Firebird / Trans Am

1975 Disputed

See D80 dispute note above

Firebird — Third generation (1982–1992)

1986, 1989–1992 Single-source

Firebird years: thirdgen.org label decodes 1986; 3rdgenformula option pages 1989–1992

G6 — Epsilon / GMX381 (2005–2010)

2006 Factory-verified

the 2006 list prints "Tire and Wheel - 18 X 7 Aluminum"; GM's other lists give N65 as a space saver spare wheel (the 2005 Malibu list: "Spare, Space Saver, Steel"), so the printed wording is read as a misprint.

GM factory document — 2006 pontiac g6 rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2005 chevrolet malibu rpo code list, p.1.

G8 — Zeta (2008–2009)

2008–2009 Factory-verified

The 2009 list reverses the order ("Steel, Space Saver").

GM factory document — 2008 pontiac g8 rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2009 pontiac g8 rpo code list, p.1.

Vibe — First generation (2003–2008)

2003–2008 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2003 pontiac vibe awd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2008 pontiac vibe fwd rpo code list, p.1.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of N65 in the Pontiac reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.