FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Hopgood Daniel Roy 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/30/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol ARVINMERITOR INC [ARM] (Last) (First) (Middle) ARVINMERITOR, INC., 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Controller 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) TROY, MI 48084-7186 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 21,536 (1) D   Common Stock 703 I ArvinMeritor Savings Plan (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Stock Share Equivalents (3)	  (4)	  (4)	Common Stock	3	$ (4)	I	ArvinMeritor Supplemental Savings Plan

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hopgood Daniel Roy ARVINMERITOR, INC. 2135 WEST MAPLE ROAD TROY, MI 48084-7186	Â	Â	  Controller	Â

Signatures

/s/ Daniel Hopgood, by Barbara Novak, attorney-in-fact		01/30/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 5,436 shares of restricted stock that are held by the issuer to implement restrictions on transfer unless and until certain conditions are met and 16,100 restricted stock units, each of which represents the right to receive one share of common stock upon the vesting date, subject to terms and conditions.
(2)	Shares purchased periodically and held in ArvinMeritor common stock funds in an employee benefit trust established under the ArvinMeritor, Inc. Savings Plan, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of December 31, 2008.
(3)	Share equivalents related to ArvinMeritor common stock, held under ArvinMeritor's supplemental savings plan, based on information furnished by the Plan Administrator as of December 31, 2008.
(4)	Not applicable.

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