October 20, 2003 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Judiciary Plaza Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Form 8-K Distribution Financial Services RV/Marine Trust 2001-1 Registration No. 333-56303-04 On behalf of Distribution Financial Services RV/Marine Trust 2001-1 ("Registrant"), a Trust which was originated by Deutsche Recreational Asset Funding Corporation, a Nevada corporation, I am transmitting herewith for filing, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System, Form 8-K. Please send either confirmation or suspense notification to e:mail address Darius.Ilgunas@etrade.com at your earliest convenience. Sincerely, /s/ Matt Pechulis SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Commission File Number: 333-56303-04 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. October 15, 2003 (Date of earliest event reporting) DISTRIBUTION FINANCIAL SERVICES RV/MARINE TRUST 2001-1 (Exact name of registrant) State of Organization - New York I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 91-1904587 Principal Executive Offices c/o Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. Sixth and Marquette - N9311-161MAC Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 Telephone Number: 612-316-1816 Item 5. Other Events. A copy of the Monthly Payment Date Statement to Noteholders, as required by the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, is being filed as Exhibit 1 to this current report on Form 8-K. Item 7.(c). Exhibits. Exhibit Number Document Description EX-1 Distribution Financial Services RV/Marine Trust 2001-1 October 15, 2003 Payment Date Statement to Noteholders Per Section 5.08 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement 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. DISTRIBUTION FINANCIAL SERVICES RV/MARINE TRUST 2001-1 By: Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. Not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee By: /S/ Melissa Philibert Title: Corporate Trust Officer Date: October 20, 2003 EX-1 DEUTSCHE FINANCIAL SERVICES CORPORATION - - RV/MARINE TRUST 2001-1 Accounting Date: 10-Oct-03 Determination Date: 14-Oct-03 Monthly Payment Date: 15-Oct-03 Collection Period Ending: 30-Sep-03 I.COLLECTION ACCOUNT SUMMARY Principal and Interest Payments Received (including Prepayments) 11,100,509.22 Net Liquidation Proceeds (including Rebates/Insurance Amounts) 168,119.23 Current Monthly Interest Shortfall/Excess -260,302.67 Recoup of Collection Expenses -17,719.95 Amount of Withdrawal, if any, from Reserve Account 0.00 Purchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivables 0.00 10,990,605.83 IISIMPLE INTEREST EXCESS OR SHORTFALLS Amount of Interest Payments Due During the Collection Period for Receivables 1,867,991.21 Amount of Interest Payments Received During the Collection Period 2,128,293.88 for Receivables Amount of Current Month Simple Interest Excess/Shortfall -260,302.67 IICALCULATION OF RESERVE ACCOUNT DEPOSIT/WITHDRAWALS Reserve Account Required Amount (not more than the outstanding principal balance of the Notes) 3,971,004.00 Beginning Reserve Account Balance 3,397,600.55 Deposits to Reserve Account (only if Reserve Account is less than the Specified Reserve Account Balance) 72,506.92 Withdrawals from Reserve Account (to the extent that there are shortfalls on payments of Interest or Princi 0.00 Reserve Account Investment Earnings 2,544.59 Withdrawals from Reserve Account due to Servicer (to the extent that the Specified Reserve Account Balance 0.00 has been met) Amount in Reserve Account as of Determination Date (excluding amount to be paid on next Payment Date) 3,397,600.55 Total Ending Reserve Balance 3,472,652.06 IVCOLLECTIONS ON RECEIVABLES a) Interest Payments Received 2,128,293.88 Scheduled Principal Payments Received 1,822,553.06 Principal Prepayments Received 7,149,662.28 Total Interest and Principal Payments Received 11,100,509.22 b) Gross Recovery Proceeds of Liquidated Receivables (including Rebates/Insurance) 180,412.14 minus Reasonable Expenses 12,727.71 Net Liquidation Proceeds 168,119.23 Amount Allocable to Interest 0.00 Amount Allocable to Principal 168,119.23 c) Amount Allocable to Interest 0.00 Amount Allocable to Principal 0.00 11,268,628.45 V.CALCULATION OF SERVICING AND TRUSTEE FEES 264,075,535.91 multiplied by Servicer Fee Rate 0.75% divided by Months per Year 0 165,047.21 VIPOOL BALANCE AND PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE a) Initial Pool Balance 529,467,226.64 Pool Balance as of Preceding Accounting Date 264,075,535.91 Pool Balance as of the Current Accounting Date 254,603,949.33 Age of Pool in Months 23 a.2) Aggregate Note Balance as of Preceding Accounting Date 264,075,535.91 Aggregate Note Balance as of Current Accounting Date 254,603,949.33 b) Current Month Number of Loans Principal Balance Percentage 30-59 Days Delinquent 44 1,600,712.89 0.629% 60-89 Days Delinquent 21 594,843.85 0.234% 90-119 Days Delinquent 9 443,212.06 0.174% 120+ Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% Defaults for Current Per 18 498,936.44 0.196% Cumulative Defaults 308 12,411,528.16 4.875% Cumulative Recoveries 4,269,364.00 1.677% Current Month Realized Losses 331,252.01 Current Month Realized Losses as Percentage of Initial Pool Balance (Annualized) 0.063% Preceding Realized Losses 599,253.86 Preceding Month Realized Losses as Percentage of Initial Pool Balance (Annualized) 0.113% Second Preceding Realized Losses 1,136,936.43 Second Preceding Month Realized Losses as Percentage of Initial Pool Balance (Annualized) 0.215% Cumulative Realized Losses 8,142,598.96 Cumulative Realized Losses as Percentage of Initial Pool Balance 1.538% VIDISTRIBUTIONS OF THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTABLE AMOUNT 0.48086819 0.46914308 a) 165,047.21 0.00 b) Class A-1 0.00 Class A-2 0.00 Class A-3 214,783.37 Class A-4 448,875.00 Class A-5 373,205.42 Class B 106,255.75 Class C 52,993.50 Class D 85,352.08 Noteholders' Monthly Beginning Principal Distribu Ending Balance Amount Balance Class A-1 0.00 0.00 0.00 Class A-2 0.00 0.00 0.00 Class A-3 54,375,535.91 9,471,586.58 44,903,949.33 Class A-4 95,000,000.00 0.00 95,000,000.00 Class A-5 72,350,000.00 0.00 72,350,000.00 Class B 19,830,000.00 0.00 19,830,000.00 Class C 9,270,000.00 0.00 9,270,000.00 Class D 13,250,000.00 0.00 13,250,000.00 c) 0.00 VIPOOL STATISTICS 9.18% 154.05 TOTAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT (Serv Fee+Note Int+Note Prin+Reserve Deposit) 10,990,605.83 TOTAL WIRE TO HSBC 10,990,605.83 Amount Due To Servicer