Wonder if the information can be pulled off by hitting retrieve radio code on the owners link at Honda.com.

 

It would seem not since my CR-V is a '98. Here's from the Honda FAQ...

Most older vehicles (model year 2003 and older) require a visit to the dealer in order to retrieve the audio unit serial number. If dealer assistance is required to retrieve your serial number, the dealer will be able to provide the radio code as well.

Hopefully a dealer won't charge to get the serial number; otherwise, I guess I'll be learning how to remove a Honda radio

 

Before you visit the dealer, attempt to look at the side of the head unit by taking the glove box completely out. Sometimes the code is on a visible sticker.


(PS, if you do that, check the condition of the Cabin Filter, which 'requires some disassembly".)


Otherwise, it's Off To The Dealer you go.

 

When these vehicles were new, the radio code was on a small white sticker. Depending on the location where the sticker would be placed were under the ash tray/under the fuse box lid under the hood/inside the glove box. You may also check in the coin holder located on the left side of the dash. If all else fails, call HONDA OF AMERICA and give then the VIN # from the dash. Do not attempt to guess the code. JMHO and good luck.
David g..........................

 

Did the factory radios change for 1998? My '97 never had a radio with a security feature to it. It was the stock Alpine-manufactured AM/FM unit, with the add-on cassette accessory beneath it, and a CD changer under the driver's seat (which I purchased myself).