How to Find a 2005 Honda Pilot Radio Code

For many drivers, finding a 2005 Honda Pilot’s radio code is just a matter of checking the glove compartment. No luck there? You can also look it up online.
Written by Melanie Mergen
Reviewed by Kathleen Flear
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You might find your 2005 Honda Pilot’s radio code in your owner’s manual or your glove compartment. If you don’t have much luck there, you can also look it up online with your Honda Pilot’s VIN and radio serial number.
Your Honda Pilot’s radio code is generally meant to protect it from thieves, but you also might be forced to enter it yourself if your car battery recently died or was replaced. But what if you don’t know your Honda Pilot radio code? Are the days of jamming out in your car just over?
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Why your 2005 Honda Pilot needs a radio code

What exactly does a Honda Pilot radio code do? Since car radios are one of the most frequently
stolen objects
from vehicles, radio codes are meant to help deter thieves.
When your car radio gets disconnected from its power source, it will ask for a radio code the next time it’s turned on. The radio is essentially unusable until you enter the correct five-digit code.
That also means that if your car battery dies, or if you replace it, you might be prompted to enter your 2005 Honda Pilot radio code, despite being the vehicle’s rightful owner.

How to find your 2005 Honda Pilot radio code

If the prompt for that Honda Pilot radio code has you drawing a blank, don’t worry—it’s pretty easy to figure out. If you try resetting your radio, there’s a chance you might not even have to enter the radio code—to find out, just press and hold the power button for a few seconds.
If you’re still asked for the radio code, the first place you’ll want to look is your glove compartment. If you bought your Honda Pilot new, you might have been given a card from the dealership that listed both your 2005 Honda Pilot radio code and the radio’s 10-digit serial number. It’s also possible that you have a sticker in your owner’s manual or on the inside of the glove compartment itself that lists your radio code.

How to look up a 2005 Honda Pilot radio code

No card and no sticker? No problem—you can still look up your 2005 Honda Pilot radio code by VIN and the radio’s serial number.
Here’s how to find these two numbers:
  • Vehicle identification number (VIN)
    : You can find your VIN on your dashboard near the windshield, on the driver’s side door jamb, in your Honda Pilot’s
    registration
    documents, or on your
    car insurance card
    .
  • Radio serial number: With your key turned to the “on” position, hold down buttons 1 and 6 on the radio—this should bring up the 10-digit serial number on the screen. On older models, you can also check the serial number on the back of the radio by gently removing it—if you don’t feel comfortable trying it yourself, you could bring it to your local Honda dealership.
Once you have these two numbers, you can use them to unlock the third: your 2005 Honda Pilot radio code. Here’s how get Honda radio codes online:
You can also get assistance in retrieving your Honda Pilot radio code by calling Honda customer service at 1-800-999-1009 or by bringing your Pilot to your local Honda dealership.
Once you’ve found your 2005 Honda Pilot radio code, you might want to make note of it somewhere for the next time you might need it. Then, just punch it in on the radio when prompted, and you should have your stereo system back!
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