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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                                   FORM 10-K/A

              [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
                 SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]
                    FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2003

                                       OR

          [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]
                        FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO

                       Commission file number 333-92827-01


                    HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 2000-1 OWNER TRUST
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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                                     DELAWARE                            95-7105993
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                          (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S Employer
                                  incorporation)                    Identification No.)
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                             700 VAN NESS AVENUE
                                TORRANCE, CA                                              90501
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                  (Address of principal executive offices)                              (Zip Code)
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                         Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310)781-6131


                            Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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                           Title of each class                 Name of each exchange
                                                                on which registered
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                                   NONE                                NONE
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                            Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:

                                                     NONE
                                               (Title of class)
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     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
     YES [X] NO [ ]

     Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item
405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or 'information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [X]



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PART I


Item 1. Business


     The following tables set forth the number and aggregate principal amount of
delinquent receivables, the delinquency rates, and aggregate net losses of the
Honda Auto Receivables 2000-1 Owner Trust as of March 31, 2003 :


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1. Delinquent Contracts:

                                                                       CONTRACTS                   AMOUNT ($000'S)
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      a. 31 - 60 Days Delinquent                                           1,127                             7,028
      b. 61 - 90 Days Delinquent                                             270                             1,776
      c. 91 Days or More Delinquent                                           35                               243

2. Delinquent Ratio:

                                                                                                   AMOUNT ($000'S)
                                                                                                   ---------------
      a. Delinquent Balance                                                                                  9,047
      b. Total Pool Balance                                                                                214,048
      c. Delinquency Ratio                                                                                   4.23%

3. Aggregate Net Losses:

                                                                                                  AMOUNT ($000'S)
                                                                                                  ---------------
      a. Cumulative Net Losses                                                                              3,685
      b. Original Portfolio                                                                             1,100,025
      c. Aggregate Loss Ratio                                                                               0.33%
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Item 2. Properties

     The Honda Auto Receivables 2000-1 Owner Trust (the "Trust") is a Delaware
     business trust formed pursuant to the trust agreement (the "Trust
     Agreement") between American Honda Receivables Corp., as seller (the
     "Seller"), and Bankers Trust (Delaware), as owner trustee (the "Owner
     Trustee").

     The trust issued four classes of notes and a class of certificates
     (respectively, the "Class A-1 Notes 6.71125% ", "Class A-2 Notes 6.650% ",
     "Class A-3 Notes 6.620%", "Class A-4 Notes 6.670% "). The notes are backed
     by a pledge of the trust's assets.

     The trust's assets include fixed rate motor vehicle retail installment
     sales contracts secured by new and used Honda and Acura motor vehicles (the
     "Receivables").

Item 3. Legal Proceedings

     N/A

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Securityholders

     N/A

PART II

Item 5. Market For Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

     All holders of records of the Class A Certificates issued by Honda Auto
     Receivables 2000-1 Owner Trust (except for American Honda Receivables
     Corp.) are registered through the nominee of Cede.


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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

     N/A

Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
        of Operations

     N/A

Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

     N/A

Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
        Financial Disclosure

     N/A

PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant

     N/A

Item 11. Executive Compensation

     N/A

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management

     N/A

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions

     N/A

PART IV

Item14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.

(a) Exhibits

The exhibits listed on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed as part of this
report.

(b) Reports

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FORM 8K               REPORTS                                               DATE
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                      The month of Apr. 2002                                (May.15, 2002)

                      The month of May. 2002                                (Jun. 17, 2002)

                      The month of Jun. 2002                                (Jul. 15, 2002)

                      The month of Jul. 2002                                (Aug. 15, 2002)

                      The month of Aug. 2002                                (Sept. 16, 2002)

                      The month of Sept. 2002                               (Oct. 15, 2002)

                      The month of Oct. 2002                                (Nov.15, 2002)

                      The month of Nov. 2002                                (Dec.16, 2002)

                      The month of Dec. 2002                                (Jan.15, 2003)

                      The month of Jan. 2003                                (Feb.18, 2003)

                      The month of Feb. 2003                                (Mar.17, 2003)

                      The month of Mar. 2003                                (Apr.15, 2003)
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SIGNATURES
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     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



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                                      American Honda Receivables Corp.


                                      By: /s/ Y. Takahashi
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                                          Name:  Y. Takahashi
                                          Title: President



October 4, 2003



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                                  CERTIFICATION


I, John I. Weisickle, certify that:

1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form
8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in respect of periods
included in the year covered by this annual report, of Honda Auto Receivables
2000-1 Owner Trust;

2.    Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a
whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state
a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the
last day of the period covered by this annual report;

3.    Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the pooling and
servicing, or similar, agreement, for inclusion in these reports is included in
these reports;

4.    I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the servicer
under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement and based upon my
knowledge and the annual compliance review required under that agreement, and
except as disclosed in the reports, the servicer has fulfilled its obligations
under that agreement;

5.    The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the
servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report
provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in
compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or
similar procedure, as set forth in the pooling and servicing, or similar,
agreement, that is included in these reports.

Date: September 30, 2003



/s/ John I. Weisickle
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John I. Weisickle
Vice President, Assistant Secretary of
American Honda Finance Corporation as Servicer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


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EXHIBIT NUMBER                   DESCRIPTION                                            METHOD OF FILING
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99(a)                            Independent Accountants' Report                        Filed herewith.

99(b)                            Annual Compliance Certificate                          Filed herewith.

99(c)                            Annual Statement                                       Filed herewith.
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