UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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                                 CURRENT REPORT

                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED):
                                JANUARY 18, 2005

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                    HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 2004-3 OWNER TRUST
               (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

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           DELAWARE                     333-104875               33-0526079
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION     (COMMISSION FILE NUMBER)     (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
      OF INCORPORATION)                                      IDENTIFICATION NO.)


         AMERICAN HONDA RECEIVABLES CORP.
               20800 MADRONA AVENUE
                   TORRANCE, CA                                    90503
     (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)                    (ZIP CODE)

       REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (310) 972-2511


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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS

On January 18, 2005, the principal and interest collected during the preceding
calendar month, net of certain adjustments as provided for in the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2004 (the "Agreement"), between
American Honda Receivables Corp., as Seller, American Honda Finance Corporation,
as Servicer, Honda Auto Receivables 2004-3 Owner Trust, a Delaware statutory
trust, as Issuer, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Delaware, as Owner Trustee (the
"Owner Trustee"), and The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee (the "Indenture
Trustee") were distributed to holders ("Noteholders") of notes representing
undivided fractional interests in Honda Auto Receivables 2004-3 Owner Trust. In
accordance with the Agreement, the Servicer's Certificate, as defined in the
Agreement, was furnished to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the
Noteholders and, as such, was distributed by the Indenture Trustee to the
Noteholders. A copy of the Servicer's Certificate is being filed as Exhibit 20
to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

ITEM 9.01 (c). EXHIBIT 20

                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                HONDA AUTO RECEIVABLES 2004-3 OWNER TRUST
                                BY:
                                AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION, AS SERVICER


                                By:  /s/ John I. Weisickle
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                                     John I. Weisickle
Date: January 18, 2005               Vice President, Assistant Secretary




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