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 15, 2012

CNH EQUIPMENT TRUST 2012-D
CNH CAPITAL RECEIVABLES LLC
CNH CAPITAL AMERICA LLC

(Exact Name of Issuing Entity, Depositor/Registrant and Sponsor as Specified in their respective Charters)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(630) 887-5451

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

No Change

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 1.01  Entry into Material Definitive Agreement

On or about November 21, 2012, CNH Equipment Trust 2012-D (the “Trust”) will publicly issue $150,000,000 of Class A-1 Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-1 Notes”), $215,000,000 of Class A-2 Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-2 Notes”), $210,000,000 of Class A-3 Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-3 Notes”), $86,686,000 of Class A-4 Asset Backed Notes (the “Class A-4 Notes”) and $15,231,000 of Class B Asset Backed Notes (the “Class B Notes”, and together with the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4 Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form S-3 (File No. 333-170703) on November 19, 2010 (as amended by pre-effective amendment no. 1 on December 23, 2010, pre-effective amendment no. 2 on January 14, 2011, and pre-effective amendment no. 3 on March 8, 2011).

The lead managers for the issuance of the Notes will be Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (the “Representatives”). In connection with the offering described above, as described in the Prospectus Supplement dated November 15, 2012 (the “Prospectus Supplement”) and the Prospectus dated November 8, 2012 (the “Base Prospectus”, and together with the Prospectus Supplement, the “Prospectus”), which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to its Rule 424(b)(5), the Registrant is filing under Item 9.01(d) the final forms of the Underwriting Agreement dated November 15, 2012 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the parties listed in Item 9.01(d) below, and Trust Agreement dated as of  November 1, 2012 (the “Trust Agreement”), among the parties listed in Item 9.01(d) below.  The Underwriting Agreement and the Trust Agreement are described more fully in the Prospectus.

Item 8.01. Other Events

The Registrant is filing the other exhibits listed in Item 9.01(d) below in connection with the public issuance of the Notes by the Trust, described in the Prospectus.  These agreements will be entered into by the Trust and/or the Registrant on the closing date for the issuance of the Notes and such agreements are more fully described in the Prospectus.  Any material relationships among the Registrant or its affiliates and the parties to such agreements are described in the Prospectus.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)                                 Not applicable

(b)                                 Not applicable

(c)                                  Not applicable

(d)                                 Exhibits

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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.

Dated: November 19, 2012

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

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