
                                  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):
                               SEPTEMBER                                OCTOBER 1516, 2006

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                    HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 2005-2 OWNER TRUST
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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          DELAWARE                                       333-104875-05                           20-6478742
(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 SeptemberOctober 1516, 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 April 1, 2005 (the "Agreement"), between
American Honda Receivables Corp., as Seller, American Honda Finance Corporation,
as Servicer, and Honda Auto Receivables 2005-2 Owner Trust, a Delaware statutory
trust, as Issuer, were distributed to holders ("Noteholders") of notes issued by
Honda Auto Receivables 2005-2 Owner Trust. In accordance with the Agreement, the
Servicer's Certificate, as defined in the Agreement, was furnished to JPMorgan
Chase Bank, 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 2005-2 OWNER TRUST
                                 BY: 
                                 AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION,
                                      AS SERVICER


                                 By: /s/ TetsuoPaul NishikioriC. Honda
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                                         Tetsuo                                     Paul NishikioriC. Honda
Date: SeptemberOctober 1516, 2006                                Assistant Vice President, Assistant
                                     Secretary and Compliance Officer


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