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The 1997 CR-V is first-gen, RD1 chassis, and it runs a purely mechanical key. No transponder chip, no immobilizer. Honda did not add immobilizer systems to the CR-V until 1998 when they rolled out the first-gen Honda Immobilizer with a T5 chip key. That means your 97 key is just a cut piece of metal, Honda part number 35111-SZ3-305 or equivalent blank. Lose both copies and a locksmith cuts a new one to the door or ignition code. No programming, no computer, no drama.
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Got a call from a guy near the Ventura Performing Arts Center. He had a 1997 CR-V parked on the street and could not find his key anywhere. Thought it might have slipped out of his pocket during the show. He was already looking up tow trucks when someone told him to try a locksmith first.

I pulled up and could see the key sitting on the driver's seat through the window. So this was a lockout, not a lost key. Good news for him.

The RD1 CR-V uses a standard Honda wafer lock, nothing exotic. I got the door open, handed him his key, and he just stood there for a second like he expected it to be harder than that. People get nervous when they're locked out. They start imagining dealer visits and replacement ignitions and big bills.

I told him his 97 is one of the last CR-V years with no immobilizer at all. Pure mechanical key. If he ever did lose it for real, I could cut a fresh one by code right there on the street. No chip to program, no module to talk to.

He asked if he should get a spare made while I was already there. So I cut him one off the original on the spot. Two minutes, done. He walked away with a backup in his wallet and the original back on his keyring where it belonged.

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Does my 1997 Honda CR-V have a transponder chip in the key?
No. The 1997 CR-V, the RD1 first-generation model, uses a plain mechanical key with no chip. Honda introduced the immobilizer system on the CR-V starting with the 1998 model year, using a T5 transponder chip key. Your 97 has no immobilizer control unit, no transponder reader ring around the ignition cylinder, and no anti-theft indicator light tied to a key chip. The key is just a cut piece of brass. If it turns the lock and the ignition, it starts the car. That is the whole security system.
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Santa Barbara
Santa BarbaraETA 30-35 min
Goleta
GoletaETA 30-35 min
Isla Vista
Isla VistaETA 30-35 min
Montecito
MontecitoETA 25-30 min
Carpinteria
CarpinteriaETA 20-25 min
Ojai
OjaiETA 20-25 min
Ventura
VenturaETA 10-15 min
Santa Paula
Santa PaulaETA 20-25 min
Fillmore
FillmoreETA 25-30 min
Oxnard
OxnardETA 10-15 min
Port Hueneme
Port HuenemeETA 10-15 min
Camarillo
CamarilloETA 15-20 min
Moorpark
MoorparkETA 25-30 min
Simi Valley
Simi ValleyETA 30-35 min
Thousand Oaks
Thousand OaksETA 20-25 min
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