Honda and Acura owners

Free Honda radio unlock code from your serial number

Your Honda battery went flat, or a shop disconnected it, and now the radio just says CODE. You need the original unlock code to get the stereo working again. Choose your model, enter the radio serial number, and our team will look up the code and email it to you. It is free, and it is for owners restoring their own Honda or Acura radio.

Honda style dashboard radio showing the word CODE after a battery change
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Request your Honda radio code

Please choose Honda or Acura.
Please choose your model.
Usually 8 digits. If the radio shows U and L screens, ignore the letters and enter all digits. Where to find it
Please enter your radio serial number (digits only, usually 8).
Please enter a valid email address.
Please accept the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Please confirm the owner statement.

Free. Our team processes every request and emails your code. Timing may vary.

Before you start: check the glovebox card

Most Hondas came with a small anti-theft card or sticker in the glovebox that lists the radio code and serial. Check there first. If you find it, enter that code and you do not need us.

How it works

  1. 1. Find your serial number

    Many Honda radios show the serial on screen when you hold presets 1 and 6. Older units may need the label on the side of the radio. See our serial number guide.

  2. 2. Send the request

    Pick Honda or Acura, choose your model, enter the serial and your email, and confirm you own the vehicle.

  3. 3. We retrieve and email the code

    Every request is processed by our team. Timing may vary. Then follow how to enter the code.

Read the full process

Honda models we cover

CivicCivic radio codeAccordAccord radio codeCR-VCR-V radio codeOdysseyOdyssey radio codePilotPilot radio codeFit / JazzFit / Jazz radio code
Red and black model cards for Civic, Accord, CR-V, Odyssey, Pilot and Fit or Jazz

Element, Ridgeline, HR-V and common Acura models are available in the form dropdown even without a dedicated hub page.

Official Honda lookup (US)

American Honda also offers a complimentary online lookup when you have the VIN and the radio or navigation serial. See Honda Customer Relations and radio-navicode.honda.com. We are not that site. Use whichever route works for you.

Owner recovery only

We only help owners, or people with the owner's permission, get back into a radio they already own. We do not offer any way to get around radio security, and we will not process requests that look like misuse.

Newer Hondas

Many 2013 and newer Hondas unlock the audio unit by holding the power button for about two seconds with the ignition ON, if the unit still matches the car. If that fails, your owner's manual may send you to a dealer. Not every late-model Honda uses a typed code.

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