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

Here is how you can retrieve the radio serial number and code for a 2005 Honda Civic.

[nan]

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.

[xubious]

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

[MiguelRodriguez-dytc]

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

[shellymccarthy]

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!

[deedall]

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

[HeltonLogging]

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

[haterade]

🙏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.

[JustMtnsandTrees]

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

[wsutherland]

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

[pooyarowgh]

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.

[fazeemanny]

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

[filthycasualmtb]

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

[heribertogonzalez]

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

[jameslynch]

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

[nickv]

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.

[jonwillson]

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.

[DirtDiver]

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.

[manny]

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.

[RogerMitchell]

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

[FreonTheFrozen]

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.