UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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):                         May 9, 2003                      

THE COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                             Delaware                                         

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-9511		94-2490990
(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

        350 Woodview Avenue, Morgan Hill, California 95037        

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:             (408) 782-6686        

                                             Not Applicable                                             

(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report

ITEM 7.    FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

(c)    Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of The Coast Distribution System, Inc. dated May 9, 2003, announcing its operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.

ITEM 9.    REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On May 9, 2003, The Coast Distribution System, Inc. issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003. A copy of this press release is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press release attached hereto are being furnished pursuant to “Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of Form 8-K, insofar as they disclose historical information regarding the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2003.

In accordance with General Instruction B.6 of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

THE COAST DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INC.

By: /s/    SANDRA A. KNELL                            

Sandra A. Knell

Chief Financial Officer

Dated: May 12, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release of The Coast Distribution System, Inc. dated May 9, 2003, announcing its operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.

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