Compartment, front seat, stowage, passenger

Years 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991–94, 1998–03, 2016, 2018–19 Models 5 Factory citations 19

Also described as Storage compartments, front seats, left-hand and right-handStorage compartment, front seatStorage drawer, front passenger underseatCompartment, stowage, front seat, passenger

Also documented for Buick GMC Oldsmobile Pontiac

Documented applications

Astro — First generation (1985–1994)

1986 Factory-verified

the 1986 pages give BA8 another meaning from the 1991 to 1994 code: left-hand and right-hand compartments with doors.

GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.15.
1991–1994 Factory-verified

drawer type, non-locking, under the front passenger seat; another meaning from the 1986 code.

GM Heritage factory kit — 1991 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.12.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1992 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.13.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1993 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.13.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1994 Chevrolet Astro Van, p.12.

Astro — Second generation (1995–2005)

1998–2003 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 1998 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 1999 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2002 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2003 chevrolet astro 2wd rpo code list, p.1.

Chevy Van — Second generation G-series (1983–1996)

1984, 1986, 1989 Factory-verified

includes compartment door, lock and separate key.

GM Heritage factory kit — 1984 Chevrolet G Van, p.19.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1986 Chevrolet G Van, p.28.
GM Heritage factory kit — 1989 Chevrolet G Van, p.34.

Trax — first US generation (2015–2022)

2016, 2018–2019 Factory-verified

LT, LTZ (2016), Premier (2018–2019): S

GM factory document — 2016 chevrolet trax fleet order guide wayback, p.2.
GM factory document — 2018 chevrolet trax order guide copy gm authority, p.18.
GM factory document — 2019 chevrolet trax order guide copy gm authority, p.18.

Venture — U-body minivan (1997–2005)

2000, 2001 Factory-verified

GM factory document — 2000 chevrolet venture ext rpo code list, p.1.
GM factory document — 2001 chevrolet venture ext rpo code list, p.1.

This page aggregates every documented appearance of BA8 in the Chevrolet reference. Confidence and citations are shown per application — the same code can be better documented in one year than another.