<SUBMISSION>
<ACCESSION-NUMBER>0001209191-11-049311
<TYPE>4
<PUBLIC-DOCUMENT-COUNT>1
<PERIOD>20110926
<FILING-DATE>20110928
<DATE-OF-FILING-DATE-CHANGE>20110928
<REPORTING-OWNER>
<OWNER-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>Golden Stephen John
<CIK>0001502611
</OWNER-DATA>
<FILING-VALUES>
<FORM-TYPE>4
<ACT>34
<FILE-NUMBER>001-33710
<FILM-NUMBER>111112838
</FILING-VALUES>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>C/O CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
<STREET2>4567 TELEPHONE ROAD, SUITE 206
<CITY>VENTURA
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>93003
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
<ISSUER>
<COMPANY-DATA>
<CONFORMED-NAME>CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES INC
<CIK>0000949428
<ASSIGNED-SIC>3564
<IRS-NUMBER>061393453
<STATE-OF-INCORPORATION>DE
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>1231
</COMPANY-DATA>
<BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>4567 TELEPHONE ROAD
<STREET2>SUITE 206
<CITY>VENTURA
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>93003
<PHONE>805 639 9458
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>
<MAIL-ADDRESS>
<STREET1>4567 TELEPHONE ROAD
<STREET2>SUITE 206
<CITY>VENTURA
<STATE>CA
<ZIP>93003
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</ISSUER>
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>MAIN DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION
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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0304</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2011-09-26</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0000949428</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CDTI</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001502611</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Golden Stephen John</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O CLEAN DIESEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>4567 TELEPHONE ROAD, SUITE 206</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>VENTURA</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>93003</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Chief Technical Officer</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2011-09-26</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>401</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>2.9799</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>22303</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2011-09-27</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>S</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>8647</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>2.9238</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>13656</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.95 to $2.99, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide CDTI, any security holder of CDTI or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnotes 1 and 2 to this Form 4.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. The shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.90 to $2.95, inclusive.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Kristi Cushing for Stephen John Golden</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2011-09-28</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
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</TEXT>
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