Exhibit 5.1

November 21, 2012

To the addressees listed
on Schedule I hereto

Re:                             Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2012-D — Corporate Opinion

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as special counsel to Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Ford Credit”), and Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Depositor”), in connection with the issuance by Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2012-D, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), of its Asset Backed Notes (the “Notes”).  The Notes are being issued pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the “Indenture”), between the Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation (“BNYM”), as indenture trustee (in such capacity, the “Indenture Trustee”).  Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein are used as defined in Appendix A to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among the Depositor, the Trust and Ford Credit, as servicer (in such capacity, the “Servicer”).

In connection with the opinions expressed herein, we have examined and relied on originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of:

(a)                                 the Indenture;

(b)                                 the Sale and Servicing Agreement;

(c)                                  specimens of the Notes;

(d)                                 the Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the “Purchase Agreement”), between Ford Credit and the Depositor;

(e)                                  the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the “Trust Agreement”), between the Depositor and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, a national banking association, as owner trustee (the “Owner Trustee”);

(f)                                   the Administration Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the “Administration Agreement”), among the Trust, Ford Credit, as administrator (in such capacity, the “Administrator”), and the Indenture Trustee;

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(g)                                  the Account Control Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2012 (the “Control Agreement”), among the Trust, as grantor, the Indenture Trustee, as secured party, and BNYM, in its capacity as both a “securities intermediary” as defined in Section 8-102 of the UCC and a “bank” as defined in Section 9-102 of the UCC (in such capacity, the “Financial Institution”);

(h)                                 the Underwriting Agreement, dated November 14, 2012 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Depositor, Ford Credit and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“Credit Suisse”), Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“Deutsche”) and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (“BofA Merrill Lynch”), acting on behalf of themselves and as representatives of the several Underwriters (in which representative capacity Credit Suisse, Deutsche and BofA Merrill Lynch are collectively referred to herein as the “Representatives”); and

(i)                                     the Note Purchase Agreement (Class A-1 Notes), dated November 14, 2012 (the “Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement”), among the Depositor, Ford Credit and Credit Suisse, Deutsche and BofA Merrill Lynch, as initial purchasers (in such capacity, the “Class A-1 Note Purchasers”).

The documents listed in clauses (a) through (g) are collectively referred to as the “Basic Documents,” and the documents listed in clauses (a) through (i) are collectively referred to as the “Transaction Documents.”

We have also examined and relied upon originals or copies, certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the following:

(i)                                     the registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-167489) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), on June 14, 2010, as amended by Amendment No. 1, filed with the Commission on July 9, 2010, and effective on July 13, 2010 (such registration statement, together with any information included in the Prospectus referred to below, the “Registration Statement”);

(ii)                                  the preliminary prospectus supplement, dated November 13, 2012 (the “Preliminary Prospectus Supplement”), filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) on November 13, 2012 (the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the base prospectus, dated November 13, 2012 (the “Base Prospectus”), together the “Preliminary Prospectus”) and the free writing prospectus, dated November 13, 2012, filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 433 on November 13, 2012, and the final prospectus supplement, dated November 14, 2012 (the “Final Prospectus Supplement”), filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2) on November 16, 2012 (the Final Prospectus Supplement and the

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Base Prospectus, together the “Final Prospectus” and, together with the Preliminary Prospectus, the “Prospectus”);

(iii)                               the preliminary offering memorandum, dated November 13, 2012 (the “Preliminary Offering Memorandum”), which Preliminary Offering Memorandum includes and incorporates the Preliminary Prospectus; and the final offering memorandum, dated November 14, 2012 (the “Final Offering Memorandum” and, together with the Preliminary Offering Memorandum, the “Class A-1 Notes Offering Memorandum”), which Final Offering Memorandum includes and incorporates the Final Prospectus, each prepared for the purposes of offering the Class A-1 Notes;

(iv)                              the organizational documents of Ford Credit and the Depositor; and

(v)                                 all such other records of Ford Credit and the Depositor and such other documents, certificates and records as we have deemed necessary or appropriate as a basis for the opinions expressed herein.

We have also considered such questions of law for the purpose of rendering the opinions expressed herein as we have deemed necessary.  For purposes of this opinion, “Applicable Laws” means those laws, rules and regulations which, in our experience, are normally applicable to transactions of the type contemplated by the Transaction Documents, without our having made any special investigation as to the applicability of any specific law, rule or regulation, and which are not the subject of a specific opinion herein referring expressly to a particular law or laws and, in the case of the Applicable Laws of the State of Delaware, shall be limited to the Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Delaware; and “Governmental Approval” means any consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, qualification or registration with, any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body pursuant to the Applicable Laws of the State of New York or the State of Delaware or the Applicable Laws of the United States of America.

In rendering the opinions expressed herein, we have assumed (a) that each of the parties to the Transaction Documents is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of all jurisdictions where it is required to be so qualified and has full power and authority and has received all consents (and such consents remain in full force and effect) necessary to execute, deliver and perform under such documents and all such documents have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate or other action on the part of such parties, (b) the due authorization, execution and delivery of each of the Transaction Documents by each of the parties thereto and the due authentication of the Notes by or on behalf of the Trust and the Indenture Trustee, (c) that the Transaction Documents constitute the legal, valid and binding agreement of each party thereto, other than Ford Credit, the Depositor and the Trust, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, (d) the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, (e) the conformity to the original documents of all documents submitted to us as

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copies, (f) the genuineness of all signatures on all documents submitted to us and (g) the legal capacity of all natural persons.

With respect to the matters set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of the preceding paragraph as they apply to Ford Credit or the Depositor, we have relied, with your consent and without independent investigation, on the opinion of Susan J. Thomas, Secretary of each of Ford Credit and the Depositor and Associate General Counsel, Global Structured Finance, of Ford Credit (the “In-House Opinion”), addressed to you and dated the date hereof.  With respect to the matters set forth in clauses (a) and (b) of the preceding paragraph as they apply to the Trust, we have relied, with your consent and without independent investigation, on the opinions of Richards, Layton & Finger P.A., Delaware counsel to the Trust and the Owner Trustee (the “RLF Opinions”), each addressed to you and dated the date hereof.  To the extent that the opinions set forth herein rely upon the In-House Opinion or the RLF Opinions, the opinions set forth herein are subject to any limitations, qualifications, assumptions and exceptions specified in such opinions.

Based upon the foregoing and subject to the qualifications and assumptions set forth herein, we are of the opinion that:

1.                                      Each of the Basic Documents to which Ford Credit is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of Ford Credit, enforceable against Ford Credit in accordance with its terms.

2.                                      Each of the Basic Documents (other than the Trust Agreement) to which the Depositor is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms.

3.                                      Each of the Basic Documents to which the Trust is a party constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust in accordance with its terms.

4.                                      The Notes have been duly authorized by the Trust and, when duly executed and delivered by the Trust, authenticated by the Indenture Trustee and delivered against payment therefor, will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Trust, enforceable against the Trust in accordance with their terms, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.

5.                                      The execution and delivery by each of Ford Credit, the Depositor and the Trust of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, and the compliance by each of Ford Credit, the Depositor and the Trust with the terms and provisions of such agreements, including the issuance of the Notes, will not contravene any provision of any Applicable Law of the State of New York or the State of Delaware or any Applicable Law of the United States of America.

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6.                                      No Governmental Approval (other than the filing of UCC financing statements with respect to (a) the sale or transfer of the Receivables by Ford Credit to the Depositor pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and by the Depositor to the Trust pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement and (b) the grant by the Trust of a security interest in such Receivables to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture), which has not been obtained or taken and is not in full force and effect, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, the execution or delivery of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party by Ford Credit, the Depositor and the Trust, or the enforceability of any of the Basic Documents (other than the Trust Agreement) to which it is a party against Ford Credit, the Depositor or the Trust, as applicable.

7.                                      The Registration Statement and any amendments thereto have become effective under the Securities Act and, to the best of our knowledge, no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued and not withdrawn, and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or threatened and not terminated.

8.                                      The offer, sale and delivery of the Class A-1 Notes by the Depositor to the Class A-1 Note Purchasers in the manner contemplated in the Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and the Class A-1 Notes Offering Memorandum does not require registration under the Securities Act; provided, that we express no opinions as to any subsequent resale of any Class A-1 Note.

9.                                      The Class A-1 Notes, when duly executed, authenticated and delivered against payment by the Class A-1 Note Purchasers, will constitute “Eligible Securities” as such term is defined in Rule 2a-7(a)(10) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), so long as the Class A-1 Notes have a rating from the Requisite NRSROs (as defined in Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act) in one of the two highest short-term rating categories.

10.                               Neither the Depositor nor the Trust is required to be registered as an “investment company” under the Investment Company Act.

11.                               The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the Trust Agreement is not required to be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended.

12.                               The Notes, the Indenture, the Underwriting Agreement and the other Basic Documents conform in all material respects with their descriptions in the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement.  The Class A-1 Notes and the Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement

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conform in all material respects with their descriptions in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum.

13.                               The statements contained in the Base Prospectus, the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement and the Final Prospectus Supplement, and in the Preliminary Offering Memorandum and the Final Offering Memorandum, under the heading “ERISA Considerations”, insofar as such statements constitute a summary of law and legal conclusions, and subject to the qualifications therein, have been prepared or reviewed by us and are correct in all material respects.

The opinions expressed herein are subject to the following qualifications and limitations:

(a)                                 The enforceability of the Basic Documents may be limited to the extent that any section thereof relates to the submission to the subject matter jurisdiction of, or the waiver of venue or inconvenient forum objections as they relate to, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York or the New York State courts.

(b)                                 The enforceability of the Basic Documents referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 above may be subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws relating to or affecting creditors rights generally and to general equity principles.

(c)                                  We express no opinion as to the enforceability of any provision purporting to provide indemnification or contribution relating to matters under federal or state securities laws.

(d)                                 Exculpatory provisions, waivers and provisions regarding arbitration of disputes may be limited on public policy grounds.

(e)                                  We express no opinion as to any consent, approval, authorization, registration or qualification which may be required under state securities or Blue Sky laws.

(f)                                   We express no opinion herein as to the creation, attachment, perfection or priority of any security interests which are purported to be created under the Indenture.

(g)                                  In rendering the opinions in paragraph 8, we have assumed (1) the accuracy of the representations and warranties (other than as to legal conclusions) and compliance with the covenants by (A) the parties to the Class A-1 Note Purchase Agreement and (B) the investors in the Class A-1 Notes which are deemed to be made by such investors as described in the Class A-1 Notes Offering Memorandum and (2) that investors to whom the Class A-1 Note Purchasers initially place the Class A-1 Notes receive a copy of the Class A-1 Notes Offering Memorandum; we express no opinion as to any subsequent resale of any Class A-1 Note.

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(h)                                 To the extent any opinion relates to the enforceability of the choice of New York law and choice of New York forum provisions of the Transaction Documents, our opinion is rendered in reliance upon New York General Obligation Law §§ 5-1401, 5-1402 (McKinney 2001) and N.Y. C.P.L.R. 327(b) (McKinney 2001) and is subject to the qualification that such enforceability may be limited by public policy considerations of any jurisdiction, other than the courts of the State of New York, in which enforcement of such provisions, or of a judgment upon an agreement containing such provisions, is sought.

(i)                                     We call to your attention that the choice of New York law on the basis of Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligation Law is only relevant insofar as litigation is brought to enforce the Transaction Documents in the courts of the State of New York, and we have assumed that there is basis for jurisdiction in such courts.

(j)                                    We express no opinion on the enforceability of any provision in a Transaction Document purporting to prohibit, restrict or condition the assignment of rights under such Transaction Document to the extent such restriction on assignability is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code.

(k)                                 We note that Rule 2a-7 of the Investment Company Act imposes restrictions on investment by money market funds in Eligible Securities, including that the fund’s board of directors determine that the investment present minimal credit risks and that certain portfolio diversification and maturity limitations be satisfied and our opinion in paragraph 9 does not address any issues beyond satisfaction of the definition of Eligible Securities.

We are members of the bar of the State of New York, and we do not express any opinion as to any laws other than the Applicable Laws of the State of New York and the State of Delaware and the federal law of the United States of America.

This opinion letter is being furnished only to the addressees hereof and may not be relied upon by any other person, firm or corporation for any purpose, and is solely for your benefit in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents and may not be relied upon for any other purpose, without our prior written consent.  This opinion letter is not to be used, circulated, quoted, relied upon or otherwise referred to for any other purpose, except that copies of this opinion letter may be posted by the Issuer or the Administrator to a password protected website accessible by any non-hired “nationally recognized statistical rating organization” (an “NRSRO”) that provides to the Issuer or the Administrator the certification required by subsection (e) of Rule 17g-5 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or any successor provision to such subsection) (“Rule 17g-5”), and agrees to keep this opinion letter confidential as contemplated by Rule 17g-5; provided, that no such NRSRO will be entitled to rely on this opinion letter, and each such NRSRO, by accepting this opinion letter,

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will be deemed to have agreed to comply with the terms of this paragraph and not to provide copies of this opinion letter to any other person.

The opinions expressed herein are rendered only as of the date hereof, and we undertake no obligation to update this letter or the opinions expressed herein, or to inform of any subsequent developments, after the date hereof.

Pursuant to U.S. Treasury Department Circular 230, any tax advice contained in this communication is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding tax-related penalties.  Further, this advice was written to support the promotion or marketing of the transaction and/or matters addressed herein and each affected party should seek advice based on its particular circumstances from an independent tax advisor.

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SCHEDULE I