U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington D.C. 20549
                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, Section
17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the
                         Investment Company Act of 1940


[ ]  Check  this  box if no  longer  subject  to  Section  16.  Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b)

1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*
               Campbell            Dugald                 K.
               (Last)              (First)             (Middle)

               c/o Tower Automotive, Inc. 6303 28th Street, S.E.
                              (Street)

        Grand Rapids            MI                 49546
          (City)              (State)             (Zip)

2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
     Tower Automotive, Inc. TWR

3.   IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


4.   Statement for Month/Year
     4/01

5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)

     __X__ Director                     ___ 10% Owner
     __X__ Officer (give title below)   ___ Other (specify below)
            -President & CEO

7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)

     _X_  Form filed by One Reporting Person
     ___  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Benefically Owned

1.   Title of Security (Instr. 3)
     a. Common Stock
     b. Common Stock
     c. Common Stock
     d. Common Stock
     e. Common Stock
     f. Common Stock

2.   Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
     a. 4/27/01
     b. 4/27/01
     c. 4/27/01
     d. 4/27/01
     e. 4/27/01
     f. 4/27/01

3.   Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
          Code      a. J (1)
                    b. J (1)
                    c. J (1)
                    d. J (1)
                    e. J (1)
                    f. J (1)
          V         a. -
                    b. -
                    c. -
                    d. -
                    e. -
                    f. -

4.   Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
          Amount         a. 129,188
                         b.   2,882
                         c.  75,377
                         d.  50,822
                         e. 126,306
                         f.  24,555
          (A) or (D)     a.  (D)
                         b.  (A)
                         c.  (D)
                         d.  (A)
                         e.  (A)
                         f.  (A)
          Price          a.  -
                         b.  -
                         c.  -
                         d.  -
                         e.  -
                         f.  -

5.   Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)
      24,538 (Indirect by Trust #2)
      73,315 (Indirect by Trust #4)
     150,861 (Indirect by Trust #5)


6.   Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
     See 5 above

7.   Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
     See 5 above

Reminder:  Report on a separate line for each class of  securities  beneficially
owned directly or indirectly

                            (Print or Type Responses)

*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v)

                                                                          (over)
_________________
(1)  Represents  tranfsers  among  various  trusts of which the reporting person
serves as trustee.


FORM 4 (continued)

 Table   II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)


1.   Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)


2.   Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security


3.   Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)


4.   Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
          Code
          V

5.   Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3,
     4, and 5)
          (A)
          (D)

6.   Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
          Date Exercisable
          Expiration Date

7.   Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)
          Title
          Amount or Number of Shares

8.   Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)


9.   Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month
     (Instr. 4)


10.  Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
     (Instr. 4)


11.  Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)




Explanation of Responses:



                                     /s/ Dugald Campbell                 6/6/01
                                     **Signature of Reporting Person      Date

**Intentional  misstatements or omissions of facts  constitute  Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually  signed.  If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.