ArvinMeritor Files Resale Shelf Registration Statement for 4.625 Percent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2026

TROY, Mich., May 23, 2006 -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. today filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the resale by holders of up to $300 million of its 4.625 percent Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 (the "Notes"), and the shares of the company's common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes.

As previously announced, the Notes were issued in a private placement in March 2006. The company will not receive proceeds of any resales that may be made under the registration statement, which became effective automatically upon filing.

ArvinMeritor, Inc. is a premier $8.8 billion global supplier of a broad range of integrated systems, modules and components to the motor vehicle industry. The company serves light vehicle, commercial truck, trailer and specialty original equipment manufacturers and certain aftermarkets. Headquartered in Troy, Mich., ArvinMeritor employs approximately 29,000 people at more than 120 manufacturing facilities in 25 countries. ArvinMeritor common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol ARM. For more information, visit the company's Web site at: http://www.arvinmeritor.com/.

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