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[[Honda]] requires connection of the car to the internet and creating an account to be able to download offline map updates.
[[Honda]] requires connection of the car to the internet and creating an account to be able to download offline map updates.


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Before Honda allows you to download  of offline updates to a USB drive and install the updates in the car, the vehicle first needs to be connected to the internet, and an account has to be created to associate the vehicle with the account.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-21 |title=Download and installation instructions for the Honda map updates |url=https://hondanavi.navigation.com/web/WFS/Shop-HondaNA-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewHASDKHomepage-Home?HASDKProgramID=bonneville |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.today/Zcxvw |archive-date=2026-01-21 |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=Honda Navigation Store}}</ref>  
Before Honda allows you to download  of offline updates to a USB drive and install the updates in the car, the vehicle first needs to be connected to the internet, and an account has to be created to associate the vehicle with the account.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-01-21 |title=Download and installation instructions for the Honda map updates |url=https://hondanavi.navigation.com/web/WFS/Shop-HondaNA-Site/en_US/-/USD/ViewHASDKHomepage-Home?HASDKProgramID=bonneville |url-status=live |archive-url=http://archive.today/Zcxvw |archive-date=2026-01-21 |access-date=2026-01-21 |website=Honda Navigation Store}}</ref>  


This is unnecessary, since the download of the maps is authorized by the VIN of the car and the current version of the maps database.
This is unnecessary, since the download of the maps is authorized by the VIN of the car and the current version of the maps database.{{Cite}}


Honda already has this information, which is confirmed by the email notifications to owners, stating that there is an available update, and included in that email is the VIN of the vehicle.  
Honda already has this information, which is confirmed by the email notifications to owners, stating that there is an available update, and included in that email is the VIN of the vehicle.{{Cite}}


===Honda's response===
===Honda's response===