Form 144

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 144

NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with a market maker



1(a) Name of Issuer (b) IRS Ident. No. (c) SEC File No.

ArvinMeritor, Inc.

38-3354643

1-15983
 
 
 
           
(d) Address of Issuer

2135 West Maple Road

Troy, MI   48084-7186

248   435-1000
 
 
 
(Street) (City)     (State)     (Zip Code) (Area Code)   (Number)
           
2(a) Name of Person for Whose Account
the Securities are to be Sold
(b) IRS Ident. No. (c) Relationship to Issuer

Larry D. Yost

Officer, Director
 
 
 
           
(d) Address
           
2135 West Maple Road Troy, MI   48084-7186
 
 
   
(Street) (City)     (State)     (Zip Code)



INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain the I.R.S. Identification Number and the SEC File Number.




3(a)
Title of the
Class of
Securities
to be Sold
(b)
Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the
Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker
who is Aquiring the Securities
SEC USE ONLY

Broker-Dealer
File Number

(c)
Number
of Shares
or Other Units
to be Sold

(See instr.
3(c))
(d)
Aggregate
Market
Value

(See instr.
3(d))
(e)
Number of Shares
or Other Units
Outstanding

(See instr.
3(e))
(f)
Approximate
Date of Sale

(See instr.
3(f))
(MO. DAY YR.)
(g)
Name of Each
Securities
Exchange

(See instr.
3(g))

Common Stock, $1.00 par value Bank One Securities
611 Woodward Avenue
Suite 8088
Detroit, Michigan 48226
19,560 $391,200
(8/4/04)
69,377,477 (1) 8/5/2004 NYSE

INSTRUCTIONS:


1. (a) Name of issuer
  (b) Issuer’s I.R.S. Identification Number
  (c) Issuer’s S.E.C. file number, if any
  (d) Issuer’s address, including zip code
  (e) Issuer’s telephone number, including area code

2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  (b) Such person’s I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
  (c) Such person’s relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10% stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  (d) Such person’s address, including zip code

3. (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
  (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
  (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer
  (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold

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TABLE I — SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

Furnish the following information with respect to the acquisition of the securities to be sold
and with respect to the payment of all or any part of the purchase price or other consideration therefor:



Title of
the Class
Date You
Acquired
Nature of Acquisition Transaction Name of Person from Whom Acquired
(If gift, also give date
donor acquired)
Amount of
Securities Acquired
Date of Payment Nature of Payment

Common Stock,
$1.00 par value
  9/30/97
11/17/97
11/19/97
11/24/97
11/25/97
  7/23/99
Open market purchases
Open market purchases
Open market purchases
Open market purchases
Open market purchases
Open market purchases
  2,310 (2)
3,750 (2)
3,000 (2)
9,600 (2)
   150 (2)
   750 (2)
  9/30/97
11/17/97
11/19/97
11/24/97
11/25/97
  7/23/99
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash
cash

INSTRUCTIONS: If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.


TABLE II — SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS

Furnish the following information as to all securities of the issuer sold
during the past 3 months by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.



Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of
Securities Sold
Gross Proceeds

None


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REMARKS:


(1) Based on the number of shares outstanding as of 4/30/04 as reported in the Issuer’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended 3/28/04.

(2) As adjusted to reflect the merger of Meritor Automotive, Inc. and Arvin Industries, Inc. on July 7, 2000.

INSTRUCTIONS:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to all other persons included in that definition. In addition, information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing this notice.


ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know any material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective operations of the Issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been publicly disclosed.


8/5/2004
DATE OF NOTICE
/s/ Larry D. Yost
(SIGNATURE)

The notice shall be signed by the person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
At least one copy of the notice shall be manually signed.
Any copies not manually signed shall bear typed or printed signatures.


ATTENTION:
Intentional misstatements or omission of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)

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