
                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


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                                    FORM 8-K
                                  
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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
                                 AUGUST                                NOVEMBER 2221, 2005

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                    HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 2003-2 OWNER TRUST
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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          DELAWARE                                       333-71022-06                              61-6298909
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION       (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)            (I.R.S EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)                                                                         IDENTIFICATION NO.)


         AMERICAN HONDA RECEIVABLES CORP.
               20800 MADRONA AVENUE
                   TORRANCE, CA                                                                        90503
     (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                                       (ZIP CODE)

       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (310) 972-2511

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On AugustNovember 2221, 2005, the principal and interest collected during the preceding
calendar month, net of certain adjustments as provided for in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2003 (the "Agreement"), between American
Honda Receivables Corp., as Seller, American Honda Finance Corporation, as
Servicer, Honda Auto Receivables 2003-2 Owner Trust, a Delaware statutory trust,
as Issuer, U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Owner Trustee (the "Owner
Trustee"), and Citibank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee (the "Indenture Trustee")
were distributed to holders ("Noteholders") of notes representing undivided
fractional interests in Honda Auto Receivables 2003-2 Owner Trust. In accordance
with the Agreement, the Servicer's Certificate, as defined in the Agreement, was
furnished to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Noteholders and, as
such, was distributed by the Indenture Trustee to the Noteholders. A copy of the
Servicer's Certificate is being filed as Exhibit 20 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 (Cc). EXHIBIT 20

                                   SIGNATURES

           Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                                               HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 2003-2 OWNER TRUST
                                                               BY: AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION, 
                                       AS SERVICER

                        
                                       By:    /s/ John I. Weisickle
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                                                                         John I. Weisickle
Date: August 22, 2005                                                    Vice President, Assistant Secretary

                                      -Date: 2November -21, 2005


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