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) August 16, 2004

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) October 15, 2004

CNH CAPITAL RECEIVABLES INC./CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2001-A
(Exact Name of Registrant/Co-Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware Delaware	333-38040 333-38040-03	39-1995297 20-0684864
(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/Co-Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

CNH CAPITAL RECEIVABLES INC./CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2001-A
(Exact Name of Registrant/Co-Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware	333-38040	39-1995297
Delaware	333-38040-03	20-0684864
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
100 South Saunders Road, Lake Forest, Illinois		60045
c/o The Bank of New York (Delaware), White Clay Center, Route 273, Newark, Delaware		19711
(Address of Principal Executive Office)		(Zip Code)
	(847) 735-9200
	(302) 283-8079
(Registrant’s/Co-Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

~~Item~~o Written 5.communications ~~Other~~pursuant ~~Events~~to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~The~~o Soliciting ~~Registrant~~material ~~and~~pursuant ~~Co-Registrant~~to ~~are~~Rule ~~filing~~14a-12 under the ~~Monthly~~ ~~Servicer~~Exchange ~~Report~~Act ~~listed in Item 7~~(~~c) below with respect to their~~17 ~~outstanding~~CFR ~~publicly-offered securities~~240.14a-12)

~~Item~~o Pre-commencement 7.communications ~~Financial~~pursuant ~~Statements,~~to ~~Pro~~Rule ~~Forma~~14d-2(b) ~~Financial~~under the ~~Information~~Exchange ~~and~~Act ~~Exhibits~~(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

~~Exhibit~~o Pre-commencement ~~20.1~~communications -pursuant ~~Monthly~~to ~~Servicer~~Rule ~~Report~~13e-4(c) ~~dated~~under ~~August~~the ~~16,~~Exchange ~~2004~~Act (17 CFR 240.13c-4(c))

Item 8.01. Other Events

The Registrant and Co-Registrant are filing the Monthly Servicer Report listed in Item 9.01 below with respect to their outstanding publicly-offered securities.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

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)
Dated: August 16, 2004	By:	/s/ BRIAN O’KEANE
Dated:October 15, 2004	By:		/s/ BRIAN O’KEANE
		~~Brian O’Keane~~	Brian O’Keane
		~~Assistant Treasurer~~	Assistant Treasurer
	CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2001-A
	By: Case Credit Corporation,
	Administrator of the CNH Equipment Trust 2001-A
	(Co-Registrant)
Dated: August 16, 2004	By:	/s/ BRIAN O’KEANE
Dated:October 15, 2004	By:	/s/ BRIAN O’KEANE
		Brian O’Keane
		Assistant Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit 20.1 - Monthly Servicer Report dated ~~August 16~~October 15, 2004

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