Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-11

$124M
Total assets
378
Participants
94th
Percentile by assets
$328,481
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Tower International Pension Plan · Sponsored by Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC · Michigan · Manufacturing

$124M in assets, 378 participants

Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC's Tower International Pension Plan reported $124M in total assets and 378 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 94th percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
  • #18,641 in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)

Where Tower International Pension Plan sits by assets

Tower International Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $124M for 378 participants (~$328,481/participant), down 27.9% in 2022.

$124M
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
378
covered participants
94th
percentile by assets (of 139,126 plans)
$328,481
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $48M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Where Tower International Pension Plan sits by total assets

Tower International Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2022 · DOL Form 5500

$124,165,885 Top 6% higher than 94% of 139,123 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,010,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022

State
Michigan
Industry
Manufacturing

Tower International Pension Plan vs the 2022 asset distribution

By assets, Tower International Pension Plan outranks 94% of the 139,126 plans that filed a Form 5500 for the 2022 plan year, and holds roughly 1.2x the national average plan size of $100M (721 average participants).

Scale-class filing particulars (2022)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$172M
Net Assets (End of Year)$124M
Net Income-$48M
Employer EIN260440499
Plan Effective Date1997-04-18
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC)

$105M$110M$115M$120M$125M$130M 202220232024 $124M $109M ▼ -12.4%
Total plan assets by year, all Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 378 $124M
2023 1 345 $120M
2024 1 308 $109M

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Michigan

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Tower International Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -100000100002000030000 -1001020304050 Total assets ($B) Participants Tower International …, Total assets ($B): 0.124165885 · Participants: 378Tower International …General Motors Hourl…, Total assets ($B): 40.23255743 · Participants: 18766General Motors Hourl…Ford Motor Company U…, Total assets ($B): 19.279653433 · Participants: 27567Ford Motor Company U…Ford Motor Company G…, Total assets ($B): 13.42905347 · Participants: 11760Ford Motor Company G…Dow Employees' Pensi…, Total assets ($B): 13.018181682 · Participants: 13759Dow Employees' Pensi…Fca US LLC UAW Pensi…, Total assets ($B): 8.553889919 · Participants: 14563Fca US LLC UAW Pensi…
Tower International Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Michigan, assets vs. participants
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Frequently Asked Questions

How did Tower International Pension Plan assets move in 2022? ▼
Tower International Pension Plan declined sharply - down 27.9% during 2022, from $172M to $124M. Reported net income was -$48M.
How have Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC's sponsor-wide assets declined 12.4%, from $124M to $109M.
Where does Tower International Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Tower International Pension Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,126 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Tower International Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is The Local 259 Pension Fund in NJ ($124M, 997 participants).

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  • By total assets, Tower International Pension Plan ranks in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets. See the largest plans
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  • Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC's sponsor-wide assets have declined 12.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2022.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 260440499.

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Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.