EXHIBIT 32-a



          CERTIFICATION OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO RULE
           13a-14(b) UNDER THE EXCHANGE ACT AND 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
     (as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)


         As required by Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, I, Larry D. Yost, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive Officer of ArvinMeritor, Inc., hereby certify that:

               1.   The Quarterly Report of ArvinMeritor, Inc. on Form 10-Q for
                    the Quarterly Period Ended June 29, 2003 fully complies with
                    the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange
                    Act of 1934, and

               2.   The information contained in that report fairly presents, in
                    all material respects, the financial condition and results
                    of operations of ArvinMeritor, Inc.






/s/ Larry D. Yost
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Larry D. Yost

Date:  August 13, 2003




A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting the signature that
appears in typed form within the electronic version of this written statement
required by Section 906, has been provided to ArvinMeritor, Inc. and will be
retained by ArvinMeritor, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and Exchange
Commission or its staff upon request.