Reactive native 0.76.3 Getting Exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException in recycleViewHolderInternal

Description

The Play Store is flagging my app for exceeding the bad behavior threshold due to a crash I can't reproduce on iOS or the listed Android devices. I'm seeking help from the community and moderators to identify and resolve this issue. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Steps to reproduce

React Native Version

0.76.3

Affected Platforms

Runtime - Android

Output of npx @react-native-community/cli info

System:
  OS: macOS 15.0.1
  CPU: (11) arm64 Apple M3 Pro
  Memory: 287.11 MB / 18.00 GB
  Shell:
    version: "5.9"
    path: /bin/zsh
Binaries:
  Node:
    version: 20.10.0
    path: /usr/local/bin/node
  Yarn: Not Found
  npm:
    version: 10.9.1
    path: /node_modules/.bin/npm
  Watchman:
    version: 2024.11.25.00
    path: /opt/homebrew/bin/watchman
Managers:
  CocoaPods:
    version: 1.14.3
    path: /usr/local/bin/pod
SDKs:
  iOS SDK:
    Platforms:
      - DriverKit 24.2
      - iOS 18.2
      - macOS 15.2
      - tvOS 18.2
      - visionOS 2.2
      - watchOS 11.2
  Android SDK:
    API Levels:
      - "31"
      - "33"
      - "34"
      - "35"
    Build Tools:
      - 30.0.3
      - 31.0.0
      - 33.0.1
      - 34.0.0
      - 35.0.0
    System Images:
      - android-33 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
      - android-34 | Google APIs ARM 64 v8a
    Android NDK: Not Found
IDEs:
  Android Studio: 2024.2 AI-242.23339.11.2421.12550806
  Xcode:
    version: 16.2/16C5032a
    path: /usr/bin/xcodebuild
Languages:
  Java:
    version: 21.0.3
    path: /usr/bin/javac
  Ruby:
    version: 2.6.10
    path: /usr/bin/ruby
npmPackages:
  "@react-native-community/cli":
    installed: 15.1.2
    wanted: ^15.1.2
  react:
    installed: 18.3.1
    wanted: 18.3.1
  react-native:
    installed: 0.76.3
    wanted: 0.76.3
  react-native-macos: Not Found
npmGlobalPackages:
  "*react-native*": Not Found
Android:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true
iOS:
  hermesEnabled: true
  newArchEnabled: true

Stacktrace or Logs

Exception java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
  at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.recycleViewHolderInternal (RecyclerView.java:7071)
  at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.quickRecycleScrapView (RecyclerView.java:7194)
  at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView$LayoutManager.removeAndRecycleScrapInt (RecyclerView.java:10076)
  at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayoutStep3 (RecyclerView.java:4717)
  at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayout (RecyclerView.java:4367)
  at androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView.onLayout (RecyclerView.java:4919)
  at android.view.View.layout (View.java:25378)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.layout (ViewGroup.java:6421)
  at androidx.viewpager2.widget.ViewPager2.onLayout (ViewPager2.java:535)
  at android.view.View.layout (View.java:25378)
  at android.view.ViewGroup.layout (ViewGroup.java:6421)
  at com.reactnativepagerview.PagerViewViewManagerImpl.refreshViewChildrenLayout$lambda$2 (PagerViewViewManagerImpl.kt:162)
  at com.reactnativepagerview.PagerViewViewManagerImpl.$r8$lambda$GQgd023cnWEAb4sL7PYFpO-lrvQ (Unknown Source)
  at com.reactnativepagerview.PagerViewViewManagerImpl$$ExternalSyntheticLambda1.run (D8$$SyntheticClass)
  at android.os.Handler.handleCallback (Handler.java:959)
  at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage (Handler.java:100)
  at android.os.Looper.loopOnce (Looper.java:258)
  at android.os.Looper.loop (Looper.java:356)
  at android.app.ActivityThread.main (ActivityThread.java:8837)
  at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke
  at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run (RuntimeInit.java:598)
  at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main (ZygoteInit.java:896)

Reproducer

I am unable to produce internally

Screenshots and Videos

No response

Start with the RecyclerView stack trace and the referenced PagerViewViewManagerImpl.kt:162 callback, then inspect how the React Native Android pager integration reaches ViewPager2 layout. A useful contribution would require a reproducible case or a confirmed fix with regression coverage, but this report supplies neither.