UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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):
February 15, 1998
Nissan Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 333-1664 33-0479655
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(State or other Juris- (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
diction of incorporation) Registration Number) Identification Number)
Nissan Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust
c/o Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation
900 W. 190th Street
Torrance, California 90502
(310) 719-8000
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Exhibit Index is on Page 4
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Item 5. Other Events.
On February 15, 1998, the principal and interest collected
during the preceding calendar month, net of certain adjustments as provided for
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 1997 (the
"Agreement"), between Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, as Servicer, Nissan
Auto Receivables Corporation, as Seller, and The Fuji Bank and Trust Company, as
Trustee (the "Trustee"), were distributed to holders ("Certificateholders") of
certificates representing undivided fractional interests in Nissan Auto
Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust. In accordance with the Agreement, the
Servicer's Certificate, as defined in the Agreement, was furnished to the
Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and, as such, was distributed
by the Trustee to the Certificateholders. A copy of the Servicer's Certificate
is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 7(c). Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Servicer's Certificate for the
month of January 1998
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Nissan Auto Receivables 1997-A Grantor Trust
By: Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation,
as Servicer
Date: February 20, 1998 By: /s/Katsumi Ishii
Name: Katsumi Ishii
Title: Vice President, Finance
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequentially
Numbered
Exhibit No. Description Page
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99.1 Servicer's Certificate 5
for the month of January 1998
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