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DAIMLER-BENZ VEHICLE OWNER TRUST 1998-A
MONTHLY SERVICING REPORT
SERVICER: MERCEDES-BENZ CREDIT CORPORATION
TRUSTEE: CITIBANK, N.A.
COLLECTION PERIOD: SEPTEMBER 2000
DISTRIBUTION DATE:
10/20/00
STATEMENT TO NOTEHOLDERS AND CERTIFICATEHOLDERS PURSUANT TO
SECTION 4.9 OF THE SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
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Per $1,000 of Original
Class A/Class B
Amounts
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(i) Principal Distribution
Class A-1 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-2 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-3 $ 31,585,811.29 $71.785935
Class A-4 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class B Amount $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
(ii) Interest Distribution
Class A-1 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-2 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-3 $ 1,444,587.99 $ 3.283155
Class A-4 $ 1,051,830.00 $ 4.350000
Class B Amount $ 382,415.48 $ 4.683333
(iii) Monthly Servicing Fee $ 549,504.37
Monthly Supplemental Servicing Fee $ 0.00
(iv) Class A-1 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $ 0.00
Class A-1 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 0.000000%
Class A-2 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $ 0.00
Class A-2 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 0.000000%
Class A-3 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $304,364,883.61
Class A-3 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 69.1738372%
Class A-4 Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $241,800,000.00
Class A-4 Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 100.000000%
Class B Principal Balance (end of Collection Period) $ 81,654,551.40
Class B Pool Factor (end of Collection Period) 100.000000%
(v) Pool Balance (end of Collection Period) $627,819,435.01
(vi) Interest Carryover Shortfall
Class A-1 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-2 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-3 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-4 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class B $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Principal Carryover Shortfall
Class A-1 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-2 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-3 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class A-4 $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
Class B $ 0.00 $ 0.000000
(vii) Balance of the Reserve Fund Property (end of Collection Period)
Class A Amount $ 52,220,457.53
Class B Amount $ 0.00
(viii) Aggregate Purchase Amount of Receivables repurchased by the Seller $ 31,678,874.49
or the Servicer
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