
                                  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):
                                NOVEMBER                                  JUNE 21, 20052006

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                    HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 2003-3 OWNER TRUST
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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            DELAWARE                                      333-51204-03                              06-6534779
       (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF             (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)             (I.R.S EMPLOYER
          JURISDICTION 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) 971-2511

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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On NovemberJune 21, 20052006, 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 August 1, 2003 (the "Agreement"), between
American Honda Receivables Corp., as Seller, American Honda Finance Corporation,
as Servicer, and Honda Auto Receivables 2003-3 Owner Trust, a Delaware statutory
trust, as Issuer, Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association, as Owner
Trustee (the "Owner Trustee"), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as
Indenture Trustee (the "Indenture Trustee") were distributed to holders
 ("Noteholders") of notes representingissued undivided fractional interests in Hondaby
Honda Auto Receivables 2003-3 Owner Trust. In accordance with the Agreement, the
Servicer's Certificate, as defined in the Agreement, was furnished to theDeutsche
Bank Trust Company Americas, as Indenture Trustee for(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 (Cd). 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 2003-3 OWNER TRUST
                                                                            BY: AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION,
                                                                            AS SERVICER


                                                                            By:   /s/ JohnPaul IC. WeisickleHonda
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                                           John                                        Paul IC. WeisickleHonda

Date: NovemberJune 21, 2005                    2006                     Assistant Vice President, 
                                        Assistant Secretary
                                        and Compliance Officer

                                       


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