Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.9B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,414
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$1.3M
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan · Sponsored by Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc · Wisconsin · Manufacturing

$1.9B in assets, 1,414 participants

Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc's Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan reported $1.9B in total assets and 1,414 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th 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.

  • #17,505 in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)

Coverage in Wisconsin

Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan covers 1,414 participants in Wisconsin, 2.5x the typical Wisconsin plan (state average ~563 per filing). Assets: $1.9B.

#17,505
in Manufacturing (17,777 peers)
-3.2%
assets change YoY
19×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $62M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan's outsized position by total assets

Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$1,851,962,731 Top 1% higher than 99% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 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 2024

Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan lands in the large band (1,414 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan reported net income fell from $93M in the plan year 2023 filing to -$62M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan reported participants fell from 1,560 in the plan year 2023 filing to 1,414 in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan end-of-year assets fell from $1.9B in the plan year 2023 filing to $1.9B in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Plan-year Form 5500 strip

Filing strip 391972791 · Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc PY 2024 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan · $1.9B · 1,414 · 99th

  • IND $1.9B
  • IND 1,414
  • IND 99th
  • IND Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • IND near Legacy Plan of the National Retirement Fund
  • IND ind #17505

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 Wisconsin →

Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Kpmg Partner Pension Plan$1.9BPepco Holdings LLC Retirement PlanPepco Holdings LLC Retiremen…$1.9BHarley-Davidson Retirement PlanHarley-Davidson Retirement P…$1.9BLegacy Plan of the National Retirement FundLegacy Plan of the National …$1.9BDisney Associated Companies' Retirement PlanDisney Associated Companies'…$1.8B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

Wisconsin filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.9B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.8B
Net Income-$62M
Employer EIN391972791
Plan Effective Date1981-06-16
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$3.1B 69.72903134099016% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$1.5B$2B$2.5B$3B$3.5B 202220232024 $1.83B $3.1B ▲ +69.4%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 1,744 $1.8B
2023 1 1,560 $1.9B
2024 4 6,642 $3.1B

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Wisconsin

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

Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. 020004000600080001000012000 1.522.533.54 Total assets ($B) Participants Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.851962731 · Participants: 1414Harley-Davidson Retirement PlanBuilding Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and Vicinity, Total assets ($B): 3.531588718 · Participants: 10236Building Trades United Pension Trust Fund Milwaukee and VicinityThe Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.254287792 · Participants: 8254The Northwestern Mutual Employee Retirement PlanThe Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.075823689 · Participants: 7653The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company Agents Retirement PlanNorth Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Fund, Total assets ($B): 1.83166949 · Participants: 5105North Central States Regional Council of Carpenters Pension FundRockwell Automation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.809965137 · Participants: 2001Rockwell Automation Pension Plan
Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Wisconsin, assets vs. participants

Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Wisconsin, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Legacy Plan of the National Retirement Fund in NY ($1.9B); by covered participants it is Summa Health Retirement Income Plan and Trust in OH (1,418 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($1.9B here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,414 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan assets move in 2024?
Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan edged down modestly - down 3.2% during 2024, from $1.9B to $1.9B. Reported net income was -$62M.
How have Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Inc's sponsor-wide assets grew 69.7%, from $1.8B to $3.1B.
Where does Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 123,622 plans that reported assets for plan year 2024 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Legacy Plan of the National Retirement Fund in NY ($1.9B, 10,704 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Harley-Davidson Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Summa Health Retirement Income Plan and Trust in OH (1,418 participants, $184M in assets).