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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549
   FORM 20-F/A o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
or
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2003
or
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 Commission File Number 1-14528 CNH GLOBAL N.V.  Kingdom of The Netherlands
(Jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) World Trade Center, Amsterdam Airport
Tower B, 10th Floor
Schiphol Boulevard 217
1118 BH Amsterdam
The Netherlands (Address of principal executive offices) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of Each ExchangeTitle of Each Class
    
    on which RegisteredCommon Shares, par value 2.25
    
    New York Stock Exchange
 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuers classes
of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual
report: 132,797,008 Common Shares Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has (1) 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) been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has
elected to follow: Item 17 o or Item 18 x .




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EXPLANATORY NOTE This Form 20-F/A hereby files exhibits in connection with CNH Global N.V.s
Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (the
20-F), which was filed on April 7, 2004. This filing is solely for the
purpose of revising the List of Exhibits in Item 19 of the 20-F, revising the
Index to Exhibits and filing certain exhibits inadvertently omitted from the
original 20-F filing, and does not modify or update the disclosure in the 20-F
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Item 19. Exhibits A list of exhibits included as part of this annual report on Form 20-F is
set forth in the Index to Exhibits that immediately precedes such exhibits,
which is incorporated herein by reference. INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit
    
    Description1.1
    
    Articles of Association of CNH Global N.V. (filed as Exhibit 1 to Form 6-K on April 4, 2003
and incorporated herein by reference).1.2
    
    Regulations of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. dated December 8, 1999.*1.3
    
    Resolution of the Board of Directors of CNH Global N.V. dated March 31, 2003 (filed as
Exhibit 2 to Form 6-K on April 4, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).2.1
    
    Registration Rights Agreement entered into among CNH Global N.V., Fiat S.p.A. and Sicind
S.p.A. dated April 8, 2003.**4.1
    
    Outside Directors Compensation Plan of CNH Global N.V. as amended and restated May 8, 2003.4.2
    
    Equity Incentive Plan of CNH Global N.V. as amended and restated on July 23, 2001 (filed as
Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form F-3 of CNH Global N.V. (File No.
333-84954) and incorporated herein by reference).8.1
    
    List of subsidiaries of registrant.10.2.1
    
    Amended and Restated Transfer and Administration Agreement dated December 15, 2000 between
CNH Capital Receivables Inc. as Transferor, Case Credit Corporation, in its individual
capacity and as Servicer, Certain APA Banks named therein, Certain Funding Agents named
therein and The Chase Manhattan Bank as Administrative Agent (filed as Exhibit 10(e)(1) to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Case Credit Corporation (File No. 33-80775-01) for the
year ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).10.2.2
    
    First Amendment, dated as of January 15, 2002, to the Amended and Restated Transfer and
Administration Agreement.10.2.3
    
    Second Amendment, dated as of January 14, 2003, to the Amended and Restated Transfer and
Administration Agreement.10.2.4
    
    Third Amendment, dated as of January 13, 2004, to the Amended and Restated Transfer and
Administration Agreement.10.5.1
    
    Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2003, by and among Case New Holland, Inc., as issuer, the
Guarantors named therein and JP Morgan Chase, as trustee.10.5.2
    
    First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 16, 2003, by and among Case New
Holland, Inc., as issuer, the Guarantors named therein and JP Morgan Chase, as trustee.
There have not been filed as exhibits to this Form 20-F certain long-term debt instruments,
none of which relates to indebtedness that exceeds 10% of the consolidated assets of CNH
Global N.V. CNH Global N.V. agrees to furnish the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon
its request, a copy of any instrument defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of
CNH Global N.V. and its consolidated subsidiaries.12.1
    
    Certification Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.12.2
    
    Certification Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted
Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200213
    
    Certification required by Rule 13(a)-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of Chapter 63
of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350)14
    
    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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    Previously filed as an exhibit to the annual report on Form 20-F of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 1999 and
incorporated herein by reference.**
    
    Previously filed as an exhibit to the annual report on Form 20-F of the registrant for the year ended December 31, 2002 and
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SIGNATURE The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for
filing on Form 20-F/A and has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to
sign this annual report on its behalf. CNH GLOBAL N.V.(Registrant)/s/ Michel LecomteMichel LecomteChief Financial Officer Dated: April 22, 2004 5




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INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit
    
    Description12.1
    
    Certification Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.12.2
    
    Certification Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 200213
    
    Certification required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and
Section 1350 of Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code
(18 U.S.C. 1350)14
    
    Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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