How to Get Honda Radio Serial Number, Code and How to Enter It 

Wow this was from 2 yrs ago, so glad I didn’t have to call my son again. Big thanks from this 73 yr old great grandmother.

This feature saved a total of 3 car stereos from being stolen. Totally worth it

Disconnected the battery, then connected it. Put the code in and worked perfectly. Thanks. Great video.

did exactly as you suggested and got my radio running again..thank you!

Thank u soooo much for sharing this video.. I was able to get the S/N called a number the dealership gave me n they asked me for my info my Vin number and mileage n then gave me my code n BAM i got my radio back yey!!!! So thank u for this

To summarize, after getting the reset code from honda, I got an error at first because the car was on and running, BUT it needs to be in accessory position and then it will accept the code. Thanks for this video! Helped a lot!

Thanks a bunch!!! Your awesome!! I got the Serial Number so easy then I went to the Radio navigate Honda, put my S/N in along with VIN and instant success. Awesome!!! Just put code in radio and music again

Thanks for the video, got the radio working. The code was located in my glove box, no need to call the dealer.

Thanks for the video. Really helpful. I had the same problem as you, but once I disconnected and reconnected the battery, it worked right away as soon as I put in the code.

honestly we just had to go through this... why would it be such a big deal lol why would anyone want to steal a factory radio

Thanks fam you just got my radio working again

Dude...you are the fkn MAN! I was about to take apart the center console. Thank you!

Thanks for your help.i just did a reset radio code on my 2004 Honda Civic Si Hatchback.Radio Code Numbers were upper2100 lower 1809 Magic number is 26343 got me in . Best of luck Art

Thank you. You saved my time

Thank you !! It fixed mine right away !

Thank you! That worked. Great detail.

Awesome worked perfectly! Thanks a ton

Thank you, what a headache trying to figure this out you solved my problem!

Love it! Thanks for teaching us! ☺️

🙏thank you for this. Seriously great job. Straight to the point and 100% helpful. My local dealership got me my code in about 30 seconds. Just call the service department and they pull it up on their computer after you give em the 8 digit serial.

Worked perfectly...thank you!

Thanks! your video was a big help!

GREAT THANKS BRO. GOT MY CODE. SO HAPPY. MY STEREO HAS BEEN LOCKED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR

thanks!!!! saved me sooo much time!

I was able to locate the radio code in the “service history” users manual! I received the error message when I entered the code, but I took the key out and put it in again and it worked the second time! Thank you for your help

Thank you for this helpful information!

great this really helped as i had tried holding down the numbers but not pushing the power button on and off

You method worked for my 2006 hybrid -- Called the dealer - they gave me the code - Thank you!

It did not work at first but I disconnected the battery like u had to and then it worked first try thanks man!

you guys are lifesavers!! lmao took me 5 minutes thank you

Thank you so much. My radio was out for months. And I got it with one try. Thank you!!!

Thanks...worked perfect.

Thanks so much I found my code in my owners manual!!

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Thank you. Really helpful. I called a Honda dealership and they gave me the 6-digit code right away when I gave them the 8-digit serial number.

Thanks for the video help me out a lot

Helped, thank you.

Thanks you very much for the video just helped me out a ton!

You're doing the Lord's work

Thanks for the tips! BTW, the reason the code entry didn't work the first few times is that the beep sound happens at the end of entering 5 digits. It means right after the beep sound you have to start entering the code from the first digit otherwise it would be out of sync.

Thanks, sir! That fixed mine immediately!

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Thanks. It save me removing the radio to get the serial number.

You’re a legend thank you for the video it works

Hey thanks for this vid. I'm going to go try this now. I have a 2005 I got brand new. Old but great car civics are. I had the c number written down from yrs of having to do this procedure. I lost the paper, and forgot what to do. Thx again. Such a pain driving around (for 6 months) without a radio.

This video has probably helped millions of people lol

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Many thanks for the post. I found radio SN using combination shown. Later i found a code on sticker on side of glove compartment

Thank you for showing me where to find the s/n. It worked! Used Brian Bowman's link to find the code.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!

This may be the reason why your code didnt work initially: If you watch the video, you'll initially see a small "1" next to the word "COdE" and that number changes each time you press a digit. So there was already a digit (or several) entered, and I think the radio stores them even with the key off. If you would have simply started the correct code over after it had beeped at you, I think it would have worked correctly without having to reset by disconnecting the battery again.

Thank you! Very helpful!

Yes!! I just did it ✨✨💜 blessings

Thanks! I have an ‘07 CRV so it’s a bit different but at least I now have the code!

Thanks man got me out of a jam

This works man! Thanks

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Thanks!! On behalf of my mother who was driving me crazy since I changed the battery in her car!!

Thank you sooooo much!!! :-)

Great info, tks! I'd like to ask, how exactly did you "reset" the battery after getting the error msg?

Thanks dude!

Thanks for the video man helped me big time!

I own two Hondas. There is an easier way. My 2009 CRV has the radio code on a sticker on the side of the glove box. My 2015 Civic has the radio code on a sticker on the back of the glove box. If you dont see the sticker, squeeze the sides of the glove box and drop it down and check the back side of the glove box.

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Worked great!!!!

Thanks good friendly info.

Your a star !!!!! thanks so much for that tip. I thought that was the end to my radio.

Thank you I did it problem fix

The reason why you couldn't get it, was because you had entered a digit and it was expecting the rest of them. Unfortunately there's no reset button so you have to enter digits until it says "Error" then that's when you're able to start inputting the correct digits from the start. Thus activating your radio again. I literally just did it myself.

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

Yes it did work thanks so much

Problema resuelto, gracias.

Thank you so much ❣️

Who did you unplug the battery? Pretty please help! I just a need to reset my radio so I can try again

THANK YOU, i've been looking to get this since my car did not come with the radio code or the sticker for the radio serial number

Thank so much bro

Your hair sure looks pretty in this video. :)

Thank you man been trying to find a solution since I changed my battery , thank you , I worked

My radio code has a 9 in it. How do I do that when the buttons only go to 6?

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There's also much simpler way to do it. It works for most Honda radios. 1. Turn on your car. 2. Press and hold the "Tune select" button for at least 5 seconds. That's it, no need to enter the code. Radio would be back to normal. I did it on my 2014 Honda Pilot and it works fine. Background info: When the "Tune select" button was pressed and hold for about 5 seconds or longer, the radio sent a token/signal (we called it a handshake in techie world) to a receiving chip that checks if the radio was in the same vehicle or not. If the radio was in the same vehicle (not stolen and not installed in a different vehicle), the chip allowed the radio to function normally. The token was pre-programmed at the factory to the receiving chip with the code generated by the radio. Of course, if the radio was on a different vechicle it wouldn't work because the chip on the other vehcile had a different token programmed to the chip. It would get a mismatch, therefore it wouldn't allow the radio to continue operate normally.

Thank you!

If you open your glove box and check the side of it when open, it may have your radio code printed on a strip that's "taped" onto the side of the glove box. enter those numbers and save the hassle of figuring out your serial number and contacting the dealership. I have a 2003 Honda Accord Ex and it saved me some time after swapping out my battery.

Thanks , got it

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I tried this method for my 2005 Pilot. It did not work. However, I found the radio code in the glove box and it worked.

Thanks bro

Thank you so much for showing me how to reset the radio, I appreciate it more than you'll ever know!! I followed your detailed info to set the code, and combined with the comment from FreonTheFrozen (below) made it all possible, thank you both! All I would add is that I found my 5 digit radio code on a small white tag located on my driver's door pillar post, so I didn't have to retrieve the radio serial # or call the dealer like you did. This other guys video showed me what the tag looks like and where to find it on a Honda Civic, but in my case, I own an '05 Honda Accord EX so it was in a different location, but it still worked for me. I hope this bit of extra info can help someone else too and here's the link to the other guy's video, I hope you don't mind my posting it, because we're all here to help each other... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ecH90HkGKbc.html Thanks again!

It worked!

My code has a 0 in it BUT there is NO 0 button? What to do??

Thank you!!!!!!!

works like a charm on my Honda civic SI 2005. However the 1st 10 times it beeps and gives me error messages Had to wait for 1hr to reset it and punched in the code that I got from the dealer.BAM I got it from the 1st try.Again thank you very much.

key in ignition and turn it to what position ? exisister position ?

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Good info I have a 04 element But who would steal a stock radio ?? when there are so many superior aftermarket ones that a thief would take first if they were casing cars in a lot ??

I have a Acura TSX 06 w/ navigation and don’t have the radio code. I got the code from finding the serial number on the cd changer in the trunk. I put that serial number in the Acura website and got 2 rolls of numbers and assume one was for the navigation and the other for the radio. I also manage to call a dealership that checked over the phone and have me the same codes, but later learned the codes I got was only for the navigation. So, I had to wait 2 months until I could save money to fix my alternator, so I waited until last week to try those codes. The navigation started when I put the first 5 numbers. Then I tried with the radio and I couldn’t figure out how to put the b letter that was in the place of the last number (5th.). I tried about 3-4 times and it didn’t work and I put 1-6 in place of the letter b and now locked out. I can’t even do the press button 1 and 6 and the power button and locked out from putting in the code. I called the Acura support number and got a person and they told me that I still needed the radio code and different from the navigation code. I wasn’t in the car and tried the press 1 and 6 and radio power button to get the serial number and get the code. Well, since it didn’t work, I’m gonna call them back and get them to walk me through it. I also think I might need to disconnect the battery and reconnect to see if it’ll let me get the code and let me put in the code. The Acura support did mention that if I was locked out from putting the code, i need to wait something like an hour or 24 hours, but that didn’t work the next day. This is a pain in the butt and all this to get a radio code? And these pro Acura Honda folks are no real help. They should get more training and narrow down the possibilities. Meaning the first dealership person should of told me that you only have the navigation code and still need the radio code. Bc she didn’t, it cost me a lot of frustration and waste of time.

Will this method also work on a 2008 Honda CRV?