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):

April 16, 2001

Nissan Auto Receivables Corporation II
on behalf of Nissan Auto Receivables 2001-A Owner Trust

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	333-51224-01	95-4831541
(State or other Jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission Registration Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

990 WEST 190TH STREET
TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA 90502

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(Address of principal executive office)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (310) 719-8583

Exhibit Index is on Page 4

Item 5.

Other Events
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On April 16, 2001, the principal and interest collected during the preceding calendar month, net of certain adjustments as provided for in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2001 (the "Agreement"), among Nissan Auto Receivables 2001-A Owner Trust, as Issuer, Nissan Auto Receivables Corporation II, as Seller, and Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, as Servicer, were distributed to the holders of notes ("Noteholders") issued by Nissan Auto Receivables 2001-A Owner Trust. In accordance with the Agreement, the Servicer's Certificate, as defined in the Agreement, was furnished to the Indenture Trustee (as defined in the Agreement) for the benefit of the Noteholders. 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 .
	The exhibit number corresponds with Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K.

	Exhibit No .	Description
	99.1	Servicer's Certificate for the month of March 2001

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf of the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	NISSAN AUTO RECEIVABLES CORPORATION II

	By:	/s/
	Name: Title:	Joji Tagawa Treasurer

April 27, 2001

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description	Sequentially Numbered Page
99.1	Servicer's Certificate for the month of March 2001	5

Nissan Auto Receivables 2001-A
Servicer's Certificate for the
month of March 2001

Exhibit 99.1

Collection Period

01-Mar-01

30/360 Days

Distribution Date

16-Apr-01

Actual/360 Days

	Coupon Rate	Initial Balance	Beginning Balance	Ending Balance	Pool Factor
Total Portfolio		1,054,018,470.93	997,362,546.45	965,495,342.15	0.916014
Total Securities		1,054,018,470.93	997,362,546.45	965,495,342.15	0.916014
Class A-1 Notes	5.5225%	201,800,000.00	145,144,075.52	113,276,871.22	0.561332
Class A-2 Notes	5.3400%	350,000,000.00	350,000,000.00	350,000,000.00	1.000000
Class A-3 Notes	5.5500%	249,000,000.00	249,000,000.00	249,000,000.00	1.000000
Class A-4 Notes	5.7500%	182,072,000.00	182,072,000.00	182,072,000.00	1.000000
Certificates	0.0000%	71,146,470.93	71,146,470.93	71,146,470.93	1.000000

	Principal Payment	Interest Payment	Principal per $1000 Face Amount	Interest per $1000 Face Amount
Class A-1 Notes	31,867,204.30	712,496.14	157.9147884	3.5307044
Class A-2 Notes	0.00	1,557,500.00	-	4.4500000
Class A-3 Notes	0.00	1,151,625.00	-	4.6250000
Class A-4 Notes	0.00	872,428.33	-	4.7916667
Certificates	0.00	0.00	-	-
Total Securities	31,867,204.30	4,294,049.47

I. COLLECTIONS

Interest:

Interest Collections	6,282,700.89
Repurchased Loan Proceeds Related to Interest	0.00
Total Interest Collections	6,282,700.89

Principal:
Principal Collections	31,433,501.72
Repurchased Loan Proceeds Related to Principal	0.00
Total Principal Collections	31,433,501.72

Recoveries of Defaulted Receivables	62,437.21
Investment Earnings on Yield Supplement Account	31,952.07
Release from the Yield Supplement Account	604,349.16
Servicer Advances	0.00

Total Collections	38,414,941.05

II. COLLATERAL POOL BALANCE DATA

	Number	Amount
Pool Balance - Beginning of Period	68,499	997,362,546.45
Total Principal Collections		31,433,501.72
Principal Amount of Gross Losses		433,702.58
Pool Balance - End of Period	67,774	965,495,342.15

III. DISTRIBUTIONS

Total Collections									38,414,941.05
Reserve Account Draw									0.00
Total Available for Distribution									38,414,941.05

1. Reimbursement of Advance									0.00

2. Servicing Fee:
Servicing Fee Due									831,135.46
Servicing Fee Paid									831,135.46
Servicing Fee Shortfall									0.00

3. Interest:
Class A-1 Notes Monthly Interest
Class A-1 Notes Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Class A-1 Notes Interest on Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Class A-1 Notes Monthly Interest Distributable Amount									712,496.14

Class A-1 Notes Monthly Interest Paid									712,496.14
Change in Class A-1 Notes Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00

Class A-2 Notes Monthly Interest
Class A-2 Notes Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Class A-2 Notes Interest on Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Class A-2 Notes Monthly Interest Distributable Amount									1,557,500.00

Class A-2 Notes Monthly Interest Paid									1,557,500.00
Change in Class A-2 Notes Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00

Class A-3 Notes Monthly Interest
Class A-3 Notes Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Class A-3 Notes Interest on Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Class A-3 Notes Monthly Interest Distributable Amount									1,151,625.00

Class A-3 Notes Monthly Interest Paid									1,151,625.00
Change in Class A-3 Notes Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00

Class A-4 Notes Monthly Interest
Class A-4 Notes Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Class A-4 Notes Interest on Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Class A-4 Notes Monthly Interest Distributable Amount									872,428.33

Class A-4 Notes Monthly Interest Paid									872,428.33
Change in Class A-4 Notes Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00

Total Note Monthly Interest
Total Note Monthly Interest Due									4,294,049.47
Total Note Monthly Interest Paid									4,294,049.47
Total Note Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Change in Total Note Interest Carryover Shortfall									0.00

Total Available for Principal Distribution									33,289,756.12

4. Total Monthly Principal Paid on the Notes									31,867,204.30

Total Noteholders' Principal Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Total Noteholders' Principal Distributable Amount									31,867,204.30
Change in Total Noteholders' Principal Carryover Shortfall									0.00

5. Total Monthly Principal Paid on the Certificates									0.00

Total Certificateholders' Principal Carryover Shortfall									0.00
Total Certificateholders' Principal Distributable Amount									0.00
Change in Total Certificateholders' Principal Carryover Shortfall									0.00

Remaining Available Collections									1,422,551.82
Deposit from Remaining Available Collections to fund Reserve Account									0.00
Remaining Available Collections Released to Seller									1,422,551.82

IV. YIELD SUPPLEMENT ACCOUNT

Beginning Yield Supplement Account Balance									7,534,315.49
Release to Collection Account									484,557.90
Ending Yield Supplement Account Balance									7,049,757.59
Monthly Income from Non-Financial Asset									119,791.26
Total Release from YSA (net of monthly interest)									604,349.16

V. RESERVE ACCOUNT

Initial Reserve Account Amount									7,905,138.53
Required Reserve Account Amount									7,905,138.53
Beginning Reserve Account Balance									7,905,138.53
Ending Reserve Account Balance									7,905,138.53


Reserve Account Triggers	Test Ratio	Actual Ratio	Result
Average Three Period Delinquency Percentage	2.00%	0.02%	Pass
Average Three Period Charge Off Rate	3.25%	0.22%	Pass

Required Reserve Account Amount for Next Period

7,905,138.53

VI. POOL STATISTICS

Weighted Average Coupon									7.48%
Weighted Average Remaining Maturity									47.24

Principal Recoveries of Defaulted Receivables									62,437.21
Principal on Defaulted Receivables									433,702.58
Pool Balance at Beginning of Collection Period									997,362,546.45
Net Loss Ratio									0.45%

Net Loss Ratio for Second Preceding Collection Period									0.00%
Net Loss Ratio for Preceding Collection Period									0.21%
Net Loss Ratio for Current Collection Period									0.45%
Average Net Loss Ratio									0.22%

Cumulative Net Losses for all Periods									546,849.82

Delinquent Receivables:	Amount	Number
31-60 Days Delinquent	4,982,576.89	316
61-90 Days Delinquent	355,649.23	22
91-120 Days Delinquent	34,079.59	2
Total Delinquent Receivables:	5,372,305.71	340
60+ Days Delinquencies as Percentage of Receivables	0.04%	0.04%

Delinquency Ratio for Second Preceding Collection Period		0.00%
Delinquency Ratio for Preceding Collection Period		0.03%
Delinquency Ratio for Current Collection Period		0.04%
Average Delinquency Ratio		0.02%

NISSAN AUTO RECEIVABLES 2001-A OWNER TRUST 8-K