SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

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 19~~ April 15, ~~2003~~ 2004

CNH CAPITAL RECEIVABLES INC./ CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2003-B ~~(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)~~

(Exact Name of Registrant/Co-Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware Delaware	333-98887 333-98887-01	39-1995297 20-0405729
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 South Saunders Road, Lake Forest, Illinois c/o The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware		60045 19711
(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)

(847) 735-9200 (302) 283-8079 ~~Registrant's telephone number, including area code~~

(Registrant’s/Co-Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Item 5. Other Events

~~Attached~~The ~~is a definitive legality~~ Registrant and ~~tax~~Co-Registrant ~~opinion~~are ~~relating~~filing to the ~~issuance~~Monthly ofServicer ~~$1,127,000,000~~Report ~~aggregate~~listed ~~principal~~in ~~amount~~Item of7(c) below ~~asset-backed~~with ~~notes~~respect byto ~~CNH~~their ~~Equipment Trust~~outstanding ~~2003~~publicly-B.offered ~~For both opinions, see Exhibits 5 and 8(a)~~securities.

Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits

Exhibit ~~5—Opinion~~ of20.1 ~~Mayer,~~- Monthly ~~Brown,~~Servicer ~~Rowe &~~Report ~~Maw~~dated ~~LLP~~April ~~with~~15, ~~respect to legality~~ 2004

Exhibit 8(a)—Opinion of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP with respect to certain income tax matters (included as part of Exhibit 5)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant and Co-Registrant have each duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		CNH CAPITAL RECEIVABLES INC. (Registrant)
	CNH CAPITAL RECEIVABLES INC.
Dated: November 19, 2003		By:	/s/ BRIAN O'KEANE Brian O'Keane Assistant Treasurer
	(Registrant)
		CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2003-B
Dated: April 15, 2004	By:	/s/ BRIAN O’KEANE
		By:	Case Credit Corporation, Administrator of the CNH Equipment Trust 2003-B (Co-Registrant)
		Brian O’Keane
Dated: November 19, 2003		By:	/s/ BRIAN O'KEANE Brian O'Keane Assistant Treasurer
		Assistant Treasurer
	CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2003-B
	By: Case Credit Corporation, Administrator of the CNH Equipment Trust 2003-B
	(Co-Registrant)
Dated: April 15, 2004	By:	/s/ BRIAN O’KEANE
		Brian O’Keane
		Assistant Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit ~~5—Opinion~~20.1 of- Monthly ~~Mayer,~~Servicer ~~Brown,~~Report ~~Rowe &~~dated ~~Maw~~April ~~LLP~~15, ~~with respect to legality~~ 2004

Exhibit 8(a)—Opinion of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP with respect to certain income tax matters (included as part of Exhibit 5)

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