SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549

                                   FORM 12b-25

                                                 Commission File Number 33-96072
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                           NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

(Check One): [X]Form 10-K [ ]Form 11-K [ ]Form 20-F [ ]Form 10-Q  [ ]Form N-SAR

For Period Ended:           March 31, 1996
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[  ]Transition  Report  on  Form  10-K  [  ]Transition  Report  on  Form  10-Q 
[  ]Transition Report on Form 20-F      [  ]Transition Report on Form N-SAR 
[  ]Transition Report on Form 11-K

For the Transition Period Ended: 
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  Read attached instruction sheet before preparing form. Please print or type.

     Nothing in this form shall be  construed to imply that the  Commission  has
verified any information contained herein.

      If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above,
identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates: 

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                         Part I. REGISTRANT INFORMATION

Full name of registrant  Nissan Auto Receivables 1995-A Grantor Trust
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Former name if applicable
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Address of principal executive office (Street and number)

                   990 West 190th Street
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City, State and Zip Code        Torrance, California  90502
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                        Part II. RULE 12B-25 (b) AND (c)

     If the subject  report could not be filed  without  unreasonable  effort or
expense  and  the  registrant  seeks  relief  pursuant  to Rule  12b-25(b),  the
following should be completed. (Check appropriate box.)

[X] (a) The  reasons  described  in  reasonable  detail in Part III of this form
    could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;

[X] (b) The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form
    10-K,  20-F,  11-K or Form N-SAR,  or portion  thereof,  will be filed on or
    before the 15th  calendar day  following  the  prescribed  due date;  or the
    subject  quarterly  report or  transition  report on Form  10-Q,  or portion
    thereof,  will be filed on or before the fifth  calendar day  following  the
    prescribed due date; and

[ ] (c) The accountant's statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c)
    has been attached if applicable.



                               Part III. NARRATIVE


     State below in  reasonable  detail the reasons why Form 10-K,  11-K,  20-F,
10-Q,  N-SAR or the transition  report portion thereof could not be filed within
the prescribed time period. (Attach extra sheets if needed.)

          The registrant is unable to timely file its Annual Report on
     Form 10-K for the  fiscal  year  ended  March 31,  1996,  without
     unreasonable  effort because the registrant  will have difficulty
     in gathering the  information  necessary to prepare its financial
     statements  in  according  with  generally  accepted   accounting
     principles.

                      Part IV. OTHER INFORMATION

 (1)  Name  and  telephone  number  of  person  to  contact  in  regard  to this
notification

   Ann Nishimura, Esq.            (310) 719-8289
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         (Name)           (Area code) (Telephone number)

 (2) Have all other periodic  reports  required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment  Company Act of
1940  during  the  preceding  12  months  or for such  shorter  period  that the
registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed?  If the answer is no,
identify report(s).
                                                                [ X ] Yes [ ] No

 (3) Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from
the  corresponding  period for the last  fiscal  year will be  reflected  by the
earnings  statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof:
                                                                 [ ]Yes [ X ] No

 If so: attach an explanation of the anticipated  change,  both  narratively and
quantitively,  and, if appropriate,  state the reasons why a reasonable estimate
of the results cannot be made.

             NISSAN AUTO RECEIVABLES 1995-A GRANTOR TRUST
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             (Name of registrant as specified in charter)

Has  caused  this  notification  to be signed on its  behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.

Date   June 21, 1996     By:  Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation, as Servicer
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                           By: /s/ Katsumi Ishii
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                              Name:  Katsumi Ishii
                              Title: Vice President, Finance and Treasurer


     Instruction:  The  form  may  be  signed  by an  executive  officer  of the
registrant or by any other duly authorized representative. The name and title of
the person signing the form shall be typed or printed beneath the signature.  If
the  statement  is  signed  on  behalf  of  the   registrant  by  an  authorized
representative   (other   than   an   executive   officer),   evidence   of  the
representative's  authority to sign on behalf of the  registrant  shall be filed
with the form.

                               ATTENTION

Intentional  misstatements  or  omissions of fact  constitute  Federal
criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).