SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)             September 9, 2004
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                         Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation
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                   as Depositor to the Issuer described herein
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

           Delaware                     333-108545               33-0978453
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of        (Commission           (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation)                 File Number)          Identification No.)

  10550 Talbert Avenue, Fountain Valley, California                92708
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      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

  Registrant's telephone number including area code            (714) 594-1579

Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last           Not Applicable
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                    INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT

Item 8.01 Other Events.

     Hyundai ABS Funding Corporation (the "Registrant") is hereby filing the
servicer report (the "Servicer Report") which Hyundai Motor Finance Company
("HMFC") is required to file pursuant to Section 4.09 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2003, among the Issuer, the Registrant, HMFC
and Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as indenture trustee. The
Servicer Report filed hereby covers the period from August 1, 2004 to August 31,
2004.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits



     Exhibit No.   Exhibit
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          20       August 2004 Servicer Report



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                                    SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: September 15, 2004                     HYUNDAI ABS FUNDING CORPORATION


                                              By: /s/ David A. Hoeller
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                                              Name:  David A. Hoeller
                                              Title: Vice President & Secretary


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.   Exhibit
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     20       August 2004 Servicer Report



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