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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): ~~July~~August 2527, 2001

Toyota Auto Lease Trust 1998-B
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	~~333-57109~~	33333-~~0755530~~57109	33-0755530
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	~~(Commission File Number)~~	(~~IRS~~Commission ~~Employer~~File ~~Identification No.~~Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
c/o Toyota Motor Credit Corporation 19001 South Western Avenue Torrance, California		90509
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

c/o Toyota Motor Credit Corporation
19001 South Western Avenue
Torrance, California
(Address of principal executive offices)

90509
(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(310) 468-1310

Exhibit Index is on Page 2

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Item 5. Other Events

On ~~July~~ August 2527, 2001, interest and principal collected during the preceding calendar month as provided for in the 1998-B Securitization Trust Agreement dated as of September 1, 1998 between Toyota Leasing, Inc. ("TLI"), as "Transferor", and U.S. Bank National Association ("USBNA"), as "Trustee", and the 1998-B SUBI Servicing Supplement to the Amended and Restated Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated September 1, 1998, among TMTT, Inc., as "Titling Trustee", Toyota Motor Credit Corporation ("TMCC"), as "Servicer", and USBNA, as "Trust Agent" (the "Agreements"), was allocated to the holders of certificates representing undivided fractional interests in the Toyota Auto Lease Trust 1998-B (the "Certificateholders"). In accordance with the Agreements, the Servicer's Certificate, as defined in the Agreements, was furnished to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and was distributed by the Trustee to the Certificateholders. A copy of the Servicer's Certificate for the month of ~~June~~July 2001 is filed as Exhibit 20 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

A reclassification of amounts associated with certain lease terminations from prior reporting periods has resulted in (i) the need to redeposit some amounts previously paid to the Transferor, (ii) reversing the effects of the Specified Reserve Fund Balance stepdown calculations performed on the Servicer Certificate issued on June 25, 2001, and (iii) changes to the previously reported figures for the indicated items, which changes are reflected in the figures for the current period in the Servicer Certificate filed as Exhibit 20 in manner that reflects the cumulative effects of these reclassifications.

Item 7(c). Exhibits

Exhibit Number		Description
20		Servicer's Certificate for the month of ~~June~~July, 2001.

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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.

		TOYOTA AUTO LEASE TRUST 1998-B	~~TOYOTA AUTO LEASE TRUST 1998-B~~
			BY: TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION, AS SERVICER
		By:	TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION, as Servicer
Date:	August 8, 2001			By:	/s/ GEORGE E. BORST George E. Borst President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: August 29, 2001			By:	/s/ GEORGE E. BORST George E. Borst President and Chief Executive Officer

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