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~~July 2821, 2026

BRIDGECREST LENDING AUTO SECURITIZATION TRUST 2026-23

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

Commission File Number of Issuing Entity: 333-271899-1112

Central Index Key Number of Issuing Entity: ~~0002121064~~0002138886

BRIDGECREST AUTO FUNDING LLC

(Exact Name of Depositor as Specified in its Charter)

Commission File Number of Depositor: 333-271899

Central Index Key Number of Depositor: 0001974820

BRIDGECREST ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Sponsor as Specified in its Charter)

Central Index Key Number of Sponsor: 0001493927

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Registrant)

41-~~6647867 (Issuing Entity’s I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)~~6664071

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

Bridgecrest Auto Funding LLC 1720 W. Rio Salado Parkway Tempe, Arizona	85281
(Address of Principal Executive Offices of Registrant)	(Zip Code)

(888) 418-1212

(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 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

~~Bridgecrest~~On ~~Acceptance~~July ~~Corporation~~21, ~~(“BAC”)~~2026, ~~and~~ Bridgecrest Auto Funding LLC (“BAF”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated as of April 28, 2026, (the “Closing Date”), pursuant to which BAC transferred to BAF certain motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts relating to certain new and ~~used automobiles, light-duty trucks, SUVs and vans (the “Receivables”) and related property.~~ Bridgecrest ~~Lending~~Acceptance ~~Auto~~Corporation ~~Securitization Trust 2026-2~~ (~~the~~ “~~Issuer~~BAC”)~~, a~~ ~~Delaware~~entered ~~statutory trust, was established by a Trust Agreement, dated as of December 2,~~into ~~2025, which was amended and restated by~~ an ~~Amended~~Underwriting ~~and Restated Trust~~ Agreement, ~~dated as of the Closing Date~~ (the “~~Amended~~Underwriting ~~and Restated Trust~~ Agreement”), bywith ~~and~~BMO ~~between~~Capital ~~BAF,~~Markets ~~as depositor, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as owner trustee~~Corp. ~~Bridgecrest~~on ~~Lending~~behalf ~~Auto Securitization Grantor Trust 2026-2 (the “Grantor Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, was established by a Trust Agreement, dated as~~ of ~~December~~itself ~~2, 2025, which was amended~~ and ~~restated by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated~~ as ~~of the~~ ~~Closing~~representative Date (the “Amended and Restated Grantor Trust Agreement”), by and between the Issuer, as grantor trust seller, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as grantor trust trustee. On the Closing Date, the Issuer entered into a Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the ~~Closing~~several ~~Date~~underwriters (~~the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”)~~collectively, ~~with~~ the ~~Grantor Trust, BAF, as seller, BAC, as servicer, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as indenture trustee (the~~ “~~Indenture Trustee~~Underwriters”) ~~and standby servicer~~, ~~pursuant to which the Receivables and related property were transferred to the Issuer and pursuant to which BAC agreed to act as servicer~~ for the ~~Receivables.~~sale ~~On the Closing Date, the Issuer entered into a Receivables Contribution Agreement, dated as~~ of the ~~Closing Date~~following ~~(the~~notes ~~“Receivables Contribution Agreement”), with the Grantor Trust, pursuant~~ to ~~which~~be ~~the Receivables and related property~~issued ~~were~~by ~~transferred~~Bridgecrest toLending ~~the~~Auto ~~Grantor~~Securitization Trust. On2026-3 the Closing Date, the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAC, as sponsor and servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer, entered into an Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (the “~~Asset Representations Review Agreement”), 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, the Grantor Trust and the Indenture Trustee. Pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer caused the issuance of the following notes~~: the Class A-1 3.~~971~~997% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, ~~the~~ Class A-2 4.2446% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, ~~the~~ Class A-3 4.2764% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, the Class B 4.5684% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes, the Class C 45.8802% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes and the Class D 5.1959% Auto Loan Asset Backed Notes (collectively, the “Publicly Registered Notes”) ~~and the Class E 7~~.~~17%~~ ~~Auto~~The ~~Loan Asset Backed Notes (the “Class E Notes” and together with the~~ Publicly Registered Notes, ~~the “Notes”).~~have ~~Also~~been registered pursuant to the ~~Indenture,~~Securities ~~the~~Act ~~Issuer~~of ~~and~~1933, ~~the~~as ~~Grantor~~amended, ~~Trust~~under ~~granted~~ a ~~security interest in the Receivables~~Registration ~~and~~Statement ~~other~~on ~~related~~Form ~~property~~SF-3 to(Commission ~~secure~~File ~~the~~No. ~~Notes~~333-271899). ~~Also,~~The onIssuer ~~the~~will ~~Closing~~also ~~Date,~~issue the ~~Issuer,~~Class ~~the~~E ~~Grantor~~7.36% ~~Trust,~~Auto ~~BAC,~~Loan asAsset ~~administrator,~~Backed ~~and~~Notes ~~the~~which ~~Indenture~~have ~~Trustee~~not ~~entered~~been ~~into~~registered anunder ~~Administration Agreement, dated as of~~ the ~~Closing~~Registration ~~Date~~Statement (the “~~Administration~~Class ~~Agreement~~E Notes”~~), relating~~ ~~to the provision by BAC of certain administration services on behalf of the Issuer~~ and ~~the~~together ~~Grantor~~with ~~Trust relating to~~ the ~~Notes. The~~ Publicly Registered Notes ~~were sold to Wells Fargo Securities~~, ~~LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.~~ ~~and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (together,~~ the “~~Underwriters~~Notes”)~~, pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated as of April 16, 2026, by and among BAC, BAF and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc~~., onIt ~~behalf~~is ofanticipated ~~itself~~that ~~and as representative of~~ the ~~Underwriters. The Publicly Registered~~ Notes ~~have~~will ~~been~~be ~~registered~~issued ~~pursuant~~on toJuly ~~the Securities Act of 1933~~30, as2026 ~~amended~~ (the “~~Act~~Closing Date”)~~, under a Registration Statement on Form SF-3 (Commission File No~~. ~~333-271899).~~

Attached as Exhibit 4.1 ~~is the Indenture, as Exhibit 10~~.1 is the ~~Purchase~~Underwriting Agreement~~, as Exhibit 10~~.2 is the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as Exhibit 10.3 is the Receivables Contribution Agreement, as Exhibit 10.4 is the Administration Agreement, as Exhibit 10.5 is the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, as Exhibit 10.6 is the Amended and Restated Grantor Trust Agreement and as Exhibit 10.7 is the Asset Representations Review Agreement.

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On the Closing Date, BAC and BAF will enter into a Purchase Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which BAC will transfer to BAF certain motor vehicle retail installment sales contracts relating to certain new and used automobiles, light-duty trucks, SUVs and vans (the “Receivables”) and related property. The Issuer, ~~issued~~a ~~Class~~Delaware Estatutory trust, was established ~~Notes~~by ina ~~the~~Trust ~~aggregate~~Agreement, ~~principal~~dated ~~amount~~as of ~~$61~~December 2,~~550~~ 2025,~~000~~ towhich was amended and restated by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Amended and Restated Trust Agreement”) by and between BAF, as depositor, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as owner trustee. Bridgecrest Lending Auto Securitization Grantor Trust 2026-3 (the “Grantor Trust”), a Delaware statutory trust, was established by a Trust Agreement, dated as of December 2, 2025, which was amended and restated by an Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date (the “Amended and Restated Grantor Trust Agreement”) by and between the Issuer, as grantor trust seller, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as grantor trust trustee. On the Closing Date, the Issuer will enter into a Sale and Servicing Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), with the Grantor Trust, BAF, ~~sold~~as seller, BAC, as servicer, and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture ~~Class~~Trustee”) Eand ~~Notes~~standby servicer, pursuant to ~~Qualified~~which ~~Institutional~~the Receivables and related property will be transferred to the ~~Buyers~~Issuer and pursuant to which BAC agreed to act as servicer for the ~~requirements~~Receivables. On the Closing Date, the Issuer will enter into a Receivables Contribution Agreement, to be dated as of ~~Rule~~the ~~144A~~Closing ~~promulgated~~Date ~~under~~(the “Receivables Contribution Agreement”), with the ~~Securities~~Grantor ~~Act~~Trust, pursuant to which the Receivables and related property will be transferred to the Grantor Trust. On the Closing Date, the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAC, as sponsor and servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer, will enter into an Asset Representations Review Agreement, to be dated as of ~~1933~~the Closing Date (the “Asset Representations Review Agreement”), relating to the review of certain representations relating to the Receivables after satisfaction of certain conditions. Also, on the Closing Date, the Issuer will enter into an Indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “Indenture”), by and between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust and the Indenture Trustee. Pursuant to the Indenture, the Issuer will cause the issuance of the Notes and the Issuer and the Grantor Trust will grant a security interest in the Receivables and other related property to secure the Notes. Also on the Closing Date, the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAC, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee will enter into an Administration Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date (the “Administration Agreement”), relating to the provision by BAC of certain administration services on behalf of the Issuer and the Grantor Trust relating to the Notes.

Attached as Exhibit 4.1 is the form of Indenture, as Exhibit 10.1 is the form of Purchase Agreement, as Exhibit 10.2 is the form of Sale and Servicing Agreement, as Exhibit 10.3 is the form of Receivables Contribution Agreement, as Exhibit 10.4 is the form of Administration Agreement, as Exhibit 10.5 is the form of Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, as Exhibit 10.6 is the form of Amended and Restated Grantor Trust Agreement and as Exhibit 10.7 is the form of Asset Representations Review Agreement.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, the chief executive officer of the registrant has made the certifications required by Paragraph I.B.1(a) of Form SF-3 attached as Exhibit 36.1. The certification is being filed on this Current Report on Form 8-K to satisfy the requirements of Item 601(b)(36) of Regulation S-K.

Substantially final versions of the transaction documents, the forms of which were filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement, are being filed on this Current Report to satisfy the requirements of Item 1100(f) of Regulation AB.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)		Not applicable.

(b)		Not applicable.

(c)		Not applicable.

(d)		Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Document Description
4.1	Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).
1.1	Underwriting Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2026, among BAF, BAC and BMO Capital Markets Corp., as representative of the several underwriters.
10.1	Purchase Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between BAC and BAF.
4.1	Indenture, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust and Computershare Trust Company, National Association, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).
10.2	Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAF, BAC, as servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, and the Indenture Trustee.
10.1	Purchase Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between BAC and BAF.
10.3	Receivables Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer and the Grantor Trust.
10.2	Sale and Servicing Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAF, BAC, as servicer, Computershare Trust Company, National Association, and the Indenture Trustee.
10.4	Administration Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAC, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee.
10.3	Receivables Contribution Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer and the Grantor Trust.
10.5	Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between BAF and Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for the Issuer.
10.4	Administration Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAC, as administrator, and the Indenture Trustee.
10.6	Amended and Restated Grantor Trust Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as grantor trust trustee for the Grantor Trust.
10.5	Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between BAF and Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as owner trustee for the Issuer.
10.7	Asset Representations Review Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAC, as sponsor and servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer.
10.6	Amended and Restated Grantor Trust Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, not in its individual capacity but solely as grantor trust trustee for the Grantor Trust.
10.7	Asset Representations Review Agreement, to be dated as of the Closing Date, between the Issuer, the Grantor Trust, BAC, as sponsor and servicer, and Clayton Fixed Income Services LLC, as asset representations reviewer.
36.1	Depositor Certification for shelf offerings of asset-backed securities.

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.

April 28, 2026	BRIDGECREST AUTO FUNDING LLC
July 23, 2026	BRIDGECREST AUTO FUNDING LLC
	By:	/s/ Daniel Gaudreau
	Name:	Daniel Gaudreau
	Title:	President

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