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                       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




                        DAIMLER-BENZ VEHICLE TRUST 1994-A
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                January 15, 1997
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



Delaware                             33-79574                13-3770955
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(State or other jurisdiction         (Commission File        (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)                     Number)                Identification No.)



        1201 North Market Street, Suite 1406, Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (302) 426-1900
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.  Other Events

         On January 15, 1997, 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 July 1, 1994 (the "Agreement"),
among Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation, in its individual capacity and as
Servicer, Daimler-Benz Vehicle Receivables Corporation, as Seller, and Citibank,
N.A., as Trustee, Payahead Agent and Class A Agent (the "Trustee"), was
distributed to holders ("Certificateholders") of certificates representing
undivided fractional interests in Daimler-Benz Vehicle Trust 1994-A. In
accordance with the Agreement, the statement for Class A and Class B
Certificateholders for the December 1996 collection period (the "December
Statement") 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 December Statement is being filed as Exhibit
28 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits

                  Exhibit No.           Description
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                  28                    Statement for Class A and Class B
                                        Certificateholders for the
                                        December 1996 Collection Period

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                                   SIGNATURES

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

                              Daimler-Benz Vehicle Trust 1994-A
                                                (Registrant)

                              By:  Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation, as Servicer


Date:  January 31, 1997       By:   /s/ David A. Klanica
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                                    Name:       David A. Klanica
                                    Title:      Director of Accounting Services

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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.         Description
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    28              Statement for Class A and Class B Certificateholders for the
                    December 1996 Collection Period

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