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If you can not find a salvage yard part there are some companies that remanufacture the ECU circuit board. There is probably a non-dealership Honda shop in your area that may have more information if you don't want to look into this yourself. It might save a few hundred dollars.
The bad news about the ECU replacement is that most Hondas will not run at all (as in get a tow) with the ECU replaced until it is reset by an authorized dealer who may or may not go along with the remanufactured ECU idea. I ran into this situation with my '99 Accord. The new part through the dealership was $1,047 and some odd cents sitting in a box on the shelf plus installation and tax. Mine ran normally even though it was showing a code for a bad ECU. Apparently it had a backup processor in there to deal with the situation for a bit, but left you at risk for being stranded dead center in the middle of nowhere. I feel your pain.
The reason I asked about the age of the tires is that it is not unheard of for older tires to experience a ply separation/delamination (I have had it happen) simply from the materials getting old and hard and not bonding as well as they once did even in normal use. If you do inflate to 40 PSI keep an eye on things to make sure that you do not wear out the center of the tread.
Once you get things sorted out, you should enjoy your new car and get very good mileage too!
Good luck in your parts hunt.
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