To find the radio code for a 2005 Honda CR-V, look for the sticker with the Anti-Theft Radio Code in your glove compartment box or owner's manual.

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Why your 2005 Honda CR-V needs a radio code

Believe it or not, this rather annoying error message isn't for you; it's an anti-theft tactic for would-be car thieves. Car radios are still one of the most stolen vehicle components. If someone were to steal your radio, they would have difficulty selling it since the radio code renders it inoperable.

Your 2005 Honda CR-V will need the radio code anytime your car battery is disconnected or replaced. So it's a great feature but inconvenient the first time it happens to you.

How to find your 2005 Honda CR-V radio code

While finding the code is easy, hopefully, you won't have to. Try this workaround first—your 2005 CR-V radio may need a reset. Press and hold the power button down for a few seconds. The radio will turn off, and should work when you turn it back on.

If it doesn't, no worries! This just means that your car did its job, and you do, in fact, need the radio code.

So let's get looking! Your 2005 CR-V has a five-digit radio code. It is numerical—anything with letters or longer than five digits is a code for something else.

The code will be on a white sticker in your owner's manual or glove compartment box for the sticker that says "Anti-Theft Radio Code."

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How to look up a 2005 Honda CR-V radio code

With a vehicle of this age, the odds of still having the owner's manual are pretty slim. If you don't have luck finding the radio code, you will need

your vehicle identification number (VIN)

and the radio serial number to get it online or by contacting

Honda

directly.

Locating the VIN is straightforward and can be found in multiple spots. Try looking here:

Insurance identification card

Insurance policy declarations page

Registration documents

Loan documents

Driver's side door jam

Driver's side dashboard

Next up is the radio serial number. You get this number from your radio face, so grab a pen and paper, then follow these steps:

Get in your CR-V and turn on the ignition

Locate and hold down the radio preset buttons 1 and 6

While doing so, press the radio power button two times

The serial number will appear twice and most likely two sets of four digits

That's it! Now that you have the VIN and radio serial number, you can access the radio code by one of three ways:

Use Honda's

online lookup tool

Call 1-800-999-1009

Call or bring your 2005 CR-V to your nearest Honda dealership

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