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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 333-92827-04


                    HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 2001-3 OWNER TRUST
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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                  DELAWARE                           33-0981800
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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)

   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 2001-3 Owner Trust as of March 31, 2003 :


1. Delinquent Contracts:

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                                                                   CONTRACTS                  AMOUNT ($000'S)
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a. 31 - 60 Days Delinquent                                             1,798                           18,432

b. 61 - 90 Days Delinquent                                               268                            2,957

c. 91 Days or More Delinquent                                             51                              588

2. Delinquent Ratio:

                                                                                              AMOUNT ($000'S)
                                                                                              ---------------
a. Delinquent Balance                                                                                  21,977

b. Total Pool Balance                                                                                 808,467

c. Delinquency Ratio                                                                                    2.72%

3. Aggregate Net Losses:

                                                                                              AMOUNT ($000'S)
                                                                                              ---------------
a. Cumulative Net Losses                                                                                4,817

b. Original Portfolio                                                                               1,846,165

c. Aggregate Loss Ratio                                                                                 0.26%
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Item 2.    Properties

       The Honda Auto Receivables 2001-3 Owner Trust (the "Trust") is a
       Delaware business trust formed pursuant to the trust agreement (the
       "Agreement") between American Honda Receivables Corp., as Depositor
       (the "Depositor"), Citibank, N.A., as Owner Trustee and First Union
       Trust Company, National Association, as Delaware Trustee.

       The Trust will issue four classes of notes and class of certificates
       ("Class A-1 Notes 2.38875%", "Class A-2 Notes 2.76%", "Class A-3 Notes
       3.40% ", "Class A-4 Notes 3.96%". The notes are backed by a pledge of
       the trust's assets. Interest and principal collections from trust
       assets will be divided among the various classes of securities in
       specified proportions.

       The Trust's assets include fixed rate motor vehicles 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
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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 2001-3 Owner Trust (except for American Honda
          Receivables Corp.) are registered through the nominee of Cede.

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, Annual Account's Report, 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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<S>                   <C>                                                  <C>
                      The month of Apr. 2002                               (May. 20, 2002)
                      The month of May. 2002                               (Jun. 18, 2002)
                      The month of Jun. 2002                               (Jul. 18, 2002)
                      The month of Jul. 2002                               (Aug. 19, 2002)
                      The month of Aug. 2002                               (Sept. 18, 2002)
                      The month of Sept. 2002                              (Oct. 18, 2002)
                      The month of Oct. 2002                               (Nov.18, 2002)
                      The month of Nov. 2002                               (Dec.18, 2002)
                      The month of Dec. 2002                               (Jan. 20, 2003)
                      The month of Jan. 2003                               (Feb.18, 2003)
                      The month of Feb. 2003                               (Mar.18, 2003)
                      The month of Mar. 2003                               (Apr.18, 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.



                                      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
2001-3 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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