
                                  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):
                                  JUNE                                 AUGUST 21, 2006

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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 JuneAugust 21, 2006, 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, and Honda Auto Receivables 2003-2 Owner Trust, a Delaware statutory
trust, as Issuer, were distributed to holders ("Noteholders") of notes issued by
Honda Auto Receivables 2003-2 Owner Trust. In accordance with the Agreement, the
Servicer's Certificate, as defined in the Agreement, was furnished to Citibank,
N.A., as Indenture Trustee (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 (d). 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/ Paul C. Honda
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                                                                          Paul C. Honda
Date: JuneAugust 21, 2006                                  Assistant Vice President, Assistant 
                                             Secretary and
                                   Compliance Officer



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