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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 OWNER TRUST 1998-A
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                 August 20, 2001
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                Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)



Delaware                       333-64671         13-3770955
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File  (I.R.S. Employer Identification
of incorporation)               Number)          No.)



                550 South College Avenue, Newark, Delaware 19713
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)



                                 (302) 453-5733
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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Item 5.  Other Events

         The Statement to Noteholders and Certificateholders relating to
Daimler-Benz Vehicle Owner Trust 1998-A pursuant to section 4.9 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 1998, among Daimler-Benz Vehicle
Receivable Corporation, Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation and the Trust, for the
Collection Period ended July 31, 2001 is being filed as Exhibit 20 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K.



Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

         (c)      Exhibits

                  Exhibit No.                      Description

                  20                               Statement to Noteholders and
                                                   Certificateholders for the
                                                   July 2001 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 Owner Trust 1998-A
                                               (Registrant)

                             By:  Mercedes-Benz Credit Corporation, as Servicer


Date:  September 26, 2001    By:      /s/Norbert J. Meder
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                             Name: Norbert J. Meder
                            Title: Vice President and
                                   Controller














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                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.       Description

   20             Statement to Noteholders and Certificateholders for the July
                  2001 Collection Period






















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