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): January 25, 2001

Toyota Auto Lease Trust 1997-A
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California
(State or other
jurisdiction of incorporation)

333-26717
(Commission
File Number)

33-0755530
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

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

Item 5. Other Events

On January 25, 2001, interest collected during the preceding calendar month as provided for in the 1997-A Securitization Trust Agreement dated as of September 1, 1997 between Toyota Leasing, Inc. (“TLI”), as “Transferor”, and U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”), as “Trustee”, and the 1997-A SUBI Servicing Supplement to the Amended and Restated Trust and Servicing Agreement, dated September 1, 1997, 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 1997-A (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 December 2000 is filed as Exhibit 20 to this Current Report on Form 8-K .

Item 7(c). Exhibits

	Exhibit Number		Description

	20		Servicer’s Certificate for the month of December, 2000.

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 1997-A BY: TOYOTA MOTOR CREDIT CORPORATION, AS SERVICER
Date: January 26, 2001	By:	/s/ GEORGE E. BORST

		George E. Borst President and Chief Executive Officer

TOYOTA AUTO LEASE TRUST 1997-A 8-K