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Sumitomo Encounter AT All Terrain Light Truck

The Sumitomo Encounter AT is an all-terrain tire that's designed for use on CUVs, SUVs, light trucks, and vans, and offers drivers on- and off-road performance along with a 60,000 mile limited tread life warranty. Features & Benefits All-terrain tread Black sidewall 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty for Metric and LT sizes Three Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol means this tire has been certified to perform in severe snow conditions Built with variable width shoulder lugs that force rocks, stone, mud, dirt, water, slush, snow, and other unwanted material out of the tire for consistent traction

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NHTSA-reported issues for Sumitomo Sumitomo Encounter AT All Terrain Light Truck

91
Complaints
4
Crashes
3
Injuries
1
Deaths

Top issue category: Tires (General)

Most reported: Tires (General) (45) · Tread / Belt (16) · Sidewall (11) · Valve (8) · Bead (4)

Complaints are voluntarily submitted to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation and are not verified by NHTSA — they represent owner-reported problems, not proven defects. Counts can be useful as a relative quality signal across comparable tires or vehicles.

Specs

BrandSumitomo
ModelSumitomo Encounter AT All Terrain Light Truck
Seasonwinter
Typetruck-suv
UTQG treadwearN/A
UTQG tractionN/A
UTQG temperatureN/A
Mileage warrantyN/A
Noise (dB)N/A
IntroducedN/A

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Sumitomo Sumitomo Encounter AT All Terrain Light Truck: what the numbers tell you

Manufacturer treadwear data for the Sumitomo Encounter AT All Terrain Light Truck is not publicly listed. This is common for OEM-only or track-day tires that don't carry a US treadwear warranty. No mileage warranty is published for this tire, which is typical for performance summer and track-day rubber where the manufacturer doesn't make wear-life claims.

Cabin noise data for this tire is not published by the manufacturer. As a winter tire built for the truck-suv segment, the Sumitomo Encounter AT All Terrain Light Truck is positioned against direct rivals within the same category. Comparing it to a tire in a different category (e.g. summer vs all-season) makes the spec sheet misleading because the design targets are not the same.

The Sumitomo Encounter AT is an all-terrain tire that's designed for use on CUVs, SUVs, light trucks, and vans, and offers drivers on- and off-road performance along with a 60,000 mile limited tread life warranty. Features & Benefits All-terrain tread Black sidewall 60,000 mile limited manufacturer tread life warranty for Metric and LT sizes Three Peak Mountain Snowflake symbol means this tire has been certified to perform in severe snow conditions Built with variable width shoulder lugs that force rocks, stone, mud, dirt, water, slush, snow, and other unwanted material out of the tire for consistent traction

For an apples-to-apples comparison against direct rivals, see the comparison pages linked from this tire's brand index.

Last verified 2026-05-21.