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): March 15, 1999 Nissan Auto Receivables 1998-A Grantor Trust ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 333-64565 33-0479655 --------------------- ------------- ------------ (State or other Juris- (Commission (I.R.S. Employer diction of incorporation) Registration Number) Identification Number) Nissan Auto Receivables 1998-A Grantor Trust c/o Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation 900 West 190th Street Torrance, California 90502 (310) 719-8013 ---------------------------------------------------- (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Exhibit Index is on Page 4 Page 1 Item 5. Other Events. On March 15, 1999, 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 December 1, 1998 (the "Agreement"), between Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, as Servicer, Nissan Auto Receivables Corporation, as Seller, and Norwest Bank Minnesota, National Association, as Trustee (the "Trustee"), were distributed to holders ("Certificateholders") of certificates representing undivided fractional interests in Nissan Auto Receivables 1998-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 February 1999 Page 2 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 1998-A Grantor Trust By: Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, as Servicer Date: March 18, 1999 By: /s/Tomoaki Shimazu Name: Tomoaki Shimazu Title: Vice President, Finance and Corporate Planning Page 3 EXHIBIT INDEX Sequentially Numbered Exhibit No. Description Page - ------------ ------------- ------------ 99.1 Servicer's Certificate 5 for the month of February 1999 Page 4