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) ~~November 19~~February 18, ~~2025~~2026

SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES TRUST ~~2025~~2026-41

(Exact Name of Issuing Entity as Specified in its Charter)

Commission File Number of Issuing Entity: 333-284121-05 06

Central Index Key Number of Issuing Entity: ~~0002094373~~0002105961

SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC

(Exact Name of Depositor as Specified in its Charter)

Commission File Number of Depositor: 333-284121

Central Index Key Number of Depositor: 0001383094

SANTANDER CONSUMER USA INC.

(Exact Name of Sponsor as Specified in its Charter)

Central Index Key Number of Sponsor: 0001540151

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Registrant)

3341-~~6996959~~6827069

(Issuing Entity’s I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC

1601 Elm Street, Suite 800

Dallas, Texas

75201

(Address of Principal Executive Offices of Registrant)

(Zip Code)

(214) 292-1930

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A	N/A	N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 18.01. ~~Entry~~Other ~~into a Material Definitive Agreement~~Events.

~~Santander~~The ~~Consumer~~Registrant ~~USA~~is ~~Inc.~~filing ~~(“SC”) and Santander Drive Auto Receivables LLC (“Santander Drive”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (~~the ~~“Purchase~~ ~~Agreement”),~~exhibits ~~dated~~listed asin ~~of November~~Item ~~19, 2025,~~ 9.01(~~the “Closing Date”~~d), ~~pursuant~~below toin ~~which~~connection SCwith ~~transferred~~the toissuance ~~Santander Drive certain motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts and installment loans relating to~~of ~~certain new and used automobiles, heavy~~Class A-~~duty~~2 ~~trucks,~~Auto ~~light-duty~~Loan ~~trucks,~~Asset ~~SUVs~~Backed ~~and~~Notes ~~vans~~ (the “~~Receivables”) and related property. Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust 2025~~Class A-42 ~~(the “Issuer~~Notes”), ~~a Delaware statutory trust, was established by a Trust Agreement, dated as of March~~Class A-3, ~~2025,~~Auto ~~which~~Loan ~~was~~Asset ~~amended~~Backed ~~and restated by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2025, which was amended~~Notes ~~and restated by a Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date~~ (the “~~Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement”), by and between Santander Drive, and Citibank N.~~Class A.,-3 ~~as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee~~Notes”), ~~and~~Class B ~~Citicorp~~Auto ~~Trust~~Loan ~~Delaware,~~Asset ~~National~~Backed ~~Association,~~Notes ~~as Delaware trustee~~ (the “~~Delaware~~Class B ~~Trustee~~Notes”)~~. On the Closing Date~~, ~~the~~Class C ~~Issuer~~Auto ~~entered~~Loan ~~into~~Asset aBacked ~~Sale~~Notes ~~Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date~~ (the “~~Sale Agreement”),~~Class C with Santander Drive, as seller, pursuant to which the Receivables and related property were transferred to the Issuer. On the Closing Date, the Issuer entered into a Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Servicing AgreementNotes”), ~~with SC, as administrator and sponsor, Santander Bank, N.A., as servicer (the “Servicer”), and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture~~ ~~Trustee”),~~Class D ~~pursuant~~Auto toLoan which the Servicer agreed to act as servicer for the Receivables. On the Closing Date, the Issuer, SC, as sponsor, the Servicer and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer, entered into an Asset ~~Representations~~Backed ~~Review~~Notes ~~Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date~~ (the “~~Asset~~Class D ~~Representations Review Agreement~~Notes”), relating to the review of certain representations relating to the Receivables after satisfaction of certain conditions. Also, on the Closing Date, the Issuer entered into an Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Indenture”), by and ~~between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee. Pursuant to the Indenture~~, ~~the~~together ~~Issuer~~with ~~caused~~ the ~~issuance of the following notes: the~~ Class A-2 ~~4.28% Auto Loan Asset Backed~~ Notes, ~~the~~ Class A-3 ~~4.17% Auto Loan Asset Backed~~ Notes, ~~the~~ Class B ~~4.27% Auto Loan Asset Backed~~ Notes, ~~the~~ and Class C ~~4.52%~~Notes ~~Auto~~the ~~Loan~~“Publicly ~~Asset~~Registered ~~Backed~~ Notes”), ~~and the~~ Class DA-1 ~~4.95%~~ Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes (~~collectively,~~ the “~~Publicly Registered Notes”) and the~~ Class A-1 ~~4.176%~~ ~~Auto Loan Asset Backed~~ Notes”) and ~~the~~ Class E ~~6.93%~~ Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes (~~collectively,~~ the “~~Retained~~Class E Notes” and, together with the ~~Publicly~~Class A-1 ~~Registered~~ Notes, the “~~Notes”).~~Retained ~~Also pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer granted a security interest in the Receivables and other related property to secure the~~ Notes~~. Also, on the Closing Date, the Issuer, SC, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee entered into an Administration Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Administration Agreement~~”), ~~relating to the provision~~ by ~~SC of certain administration services on behalf of the Issuer relating to the Notes. The Publicly Registered Notes were sold to~~ Santander USDrive ~~Capital~~Auto ~~Markets LLC,~~Receivables ~~BNP~~Trust ~~Paribas~~2026-1 ~~Securities~~described ~~Corp.,~~in ~~Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, AmeriVet Securities, Inc. and Siebert Williams Shank & Co., LLC (together,~~ the ~~“Underwriters”),~~Prospectus ~~pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement,~~ dated ~~as of November~~February 1218, ~~2025, by and among SC, Santander Drive and Santander US Capital Markets LLC, on behalf of itself and as representative of the Underwriters~~2026. ~~The Publicly Registered Notes have been registered pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), under a Registration Statement on Form SF-3 (Commission File No. 333-284121).~~

~~Attached~~This asCurrent ~~Exhibit~~Report ~~4.1~~on Form 8-K is ~~the~~being ~~Indenture,~~filed asin ~~Exhibit~~connection ~~10.1~~with isthe issuance of the ~~Purchase~~Publicly ~~Agreement,~~Registered asNotes ~~Exhibit~~to ~~10.2~~satisfy isan ~~the~~undertaking ~~Sale~~to ~~Agreement,~~file asunqualified ~~Exhibit~~legality ~~10.3~~and is tax opinions at the ~~Servicing~~time ~~Agreement,~~of aseach ~~Exhibit~~takedown 10from the Registration Statement.4 isCopies of the ~~Administration~~legality ~~Agreement,~~and astax ~~Exhibit~~opinions ~~10.5~~delivered isby ~~the~~Mayer ~~Second~~Brown ~~Amended~~LLP, ~~and~~counsel ~~Restated~~to ~~Trust~~the ~~Agreement~~Registrant, ~~and~~in asconnection ~~Exhibit~~with ~~10.6~~the isissuance of the ~~Asset~~Publicly ~~Representations~~Registered ~~Review~~Notes ~~Agreement~~are attached hereto as Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1, respectively.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)	Not applicable.

(b)	Not applicable.

(c)	Not applicable.

(d)

Exhibits.

ExhibitNo. Document Description


Exhibit No.		Document Description

5.1		Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP with respect to legality matters

8.1		Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP with respect to tax matters

4.1 Indenture, dated as of November 19, 2025, between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.

10.1 Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2025, between SC and Santander Drive.

10.2 Sale Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2025, between the Issuer and Santander Drive.

10.3 Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2025, between the Issuer, SC, as administrator and sponsor, the Servicer and the Indenture Trustee.

10.4 Administration Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2025, between the Issuer, SC, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee.

10.5 Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2025, between Santander Drive, the Owner Trustee, and the Delaware Trustee.

10.6 Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of November 19, 2025, between the Issuer, SC, as sponsor, the Servicer and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer.

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.

November 19, 2025

SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC

February 20, 2026

SANTANDER DRIVE AUTO RECEIVABLES LLC

/s/ Craig Shmoldas

Craig Shmoldas

Vice President

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