Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022
Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC Pension Plan
Data updated 2026-08-25
- $124M
- Total assets Near avg plan size
- 378
- Participants Below avg headcount
- 94th
- Percentile by assets National rank
- $328,481
- Avg per participant High balance/head
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.
- #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.
- #18,641
- in Manufacturing (20,602 peers)
- -27.9%
- assets change YoY
- 1.2×
- vs typical plan assets (national mean)
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.
Tower International Pension Plan's outsized position 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
Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.
Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2022
Tower International Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount
Plan-year 2022 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Tower International Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (378 participants).
EBSA filing schedule strip
Filing strip 260440499 · Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC PY 2022 · Defined Benefit (Pension)
Tower International Pension Plan · $124M · 378 · 94th
- EBSA $124M
- EBSA 378
- EBSA 94th
- EBSA Defined Benefit (Pension)
- EBSA near The Local 259 Pension Fund
- EBSA ind #18641
Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Michigan →
Tower International Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood
Scale-class filing particulars (2022)
| Total Assets (Beginning of Year) | $172M |
|---|---|
| Net Assets (End of Year) | $124M |
| Net Income | -$48M |
| Employer EIN | 260440499 |
| Plan Effective Date | 1997-04-18 |
| Filing Status | FILING RECEIVED |
Sponsor Plan History (Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC)
Sponsor-wide plan assets over time
All Tower Automotive Operations USA I, LLC plans reported in each filing year
- Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
- $109M 12.377417516896852% vs 2022
- 2024 filing year
| 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.
- General Motors Hourly-Rate Employees Pension Plan $40.2B · 18,766
- Ford Motor Company UAW Retirement Plan $19.3B · 27,567
- Ford Motor Company General Retirement Plan $13.4B · 11,760
- Dow Employees' Pension Plan $13.0B · 13,759
- Fca US LLC UAW Pension Agreement $8.6B · 14,563
Tower International Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount
Outside Michigan, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is The Local 259 Pension Fund in NJ ($124M); by covered participants it is Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center,Inc. Represen Employees Pension Plan in MD (378 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.
Closest by plan assets
Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($124M here).
- The Local 259 Pension Fund (NJ) $124M · 997
- Canadian Pacific Pension Plan for U.S. Management Employees (MN) $124M · 109
- St. Luke's Methodist Hospital Retirement Plan (IA) $124M · 479
- National Hockey League Retirement Plan United States (NY) $124M · 304
Similar participant headcount
Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (378 participants); asset peers above are excluded.
DOL Form 5500 plan year 2022. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.