What Victor Reinz makes

Victor Reinz is the sealing brand of Dana Incorporated, and its core product is the engine gasket. The line centers on multi-layer-steel cylinder head gaskets, full engine and gasket sets, intake and exhaust manifold gaskets, valve and cam cover gaskets, and transmission, axle, and differential gaskets. Two named aftermarket lines sit on top of that base: Victor-Lock reusable differential gaskets, which use a FoamFlex facing bonded to a steel core with selective silicone beading for severe-duty service, and MaxDry MeshGuard intake manifold gaskets aimed at repaired and remanufactured FCA V6 and V8 engines. The brand also sells RTV sealants under the Reinzosil name and a range of heat shields and thermal-shielding parts.

The company positions Victor Reinz as an original-equipment supplier first and an aftermarket brand second, which matters for a tier-1 buyer weighing service parts against OE quality. On its own site, Victor Reinz states that it supplies virtually every engine manufacturer in the world with sealing products, and that it is the largest OEM supplier of cylinder head gaskets for light-vehicle applications. Those are the company's claims rather than independently audited figures, but they are consistent with the brand's century-long presence in engine sealing.

The manufacturer behind the brand, REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH in Neu-Ulm, Germany, has also carried its sealing engineering into electrified powertrains. Its "Transformation" portfolio includes metallic bipolar plates for fuel cells and electrolyzers, folding gaskets for battery housings, heat shields for high-voltage batteries, and compensation plates for prismatic battery cells. For buyers tracking the EV transition, it is the same sealing competency applied to new chemistry rather than a separate business.

Ownership and history

The brand's lineage runs to 1909, when the Victor brothers manufactured what the company describes as the world's first cylinder head gasket at their factory in Chicago. Hugo Reinz began manufacturing gaskets in Germany in 1920. Dana, founded in 1904 and based in Maumee, Ohio, brought both lines under one roof over several decades: it acquired the Victor Gasket Manufacturing Company in 1966 and the Reinz Company in 1993, then formed the combined Victor Reinz brand for gaskets, sealing products, and heat shields.

Dana used a third-party exclusive distributor for Victor Reinz gaskets in North America starting in 2007, then brought the brand back in-house, an event the company frames as Victor Reinz "coming home" to Dana in the North American aftermarket on November 1, 2016. In January 2016, Dana added the Magnum Gaskets molded-gasket product line. Today the brand is manufactured by REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH, a Dana subsidiary in Neu-Ulm, Germany, that employs nearly 1,300 people. Dana Incorporated itself is publicly listed (NYSE: DAN), employs roughly 27,000 people across more than 20 countries, and recorded sales of $7.5 billion in 2025. The public parent is the reason a brand this focused carries the balance-sheet backing it does.

Certifications and quality

The Neu-Ulm manufacturing site publishes a broad set of management-system certifications. The quality systems are certified to IATF 16949 and ISO 9001:2015, the two standards a direct-materials buyer expects from an OE gasket supplier. Beyond quality, the site reports ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management, ISO 45001:2018 for health and safety, ISO 50001:2018 for energy management, TISAX for information-security assessment, and AEO-F status for customs handling. These are reported as company claims, with per-standard certificate badges posted on the manufacturer's site, which is the norm for the sector. The combination of IATF 16949 plus the environmental, safety, energy, and information-security standards is the profile of a plant built to serve automakers directly rather than only the aftermarket.

Known customers

No individual OE customer program is documented publicly under the Victor Reinz brand name, which is normal for a gasket supplier whose parts ship inside automaker service and production programs. The company states that it supplies virtually every engine manufacturer in the world with sealing products, a claim consistent with the brand's OE history but not tied to a named, verifiable program on the record. For that reason this profile keeps the sector framing rather than publishing a customer table it cannot source. Buyers evaluating the brand should treat the OE relationships as real at the category level and confirm specific program coverage directly with Dana.

Frequently asked questions

What does Victor Reinz make?

Victor Reinz makes engine sealing products: multi-layer-steel cylinder head gaskets, full gasket and engine sets, manifold and cover gaskets, transmission, axle, and differential gaskets, RTV sealants, and heat shields. It also produces fuel-cell bipolar plates and battery-housing sealing parts for electric and fuel-cell powertrains. It is the sealing brand of Dana Incorporated.

Who owns Victor Reinz?

Victor Reinz is a brand of Dana Incorporated, a publicly listed supplier (NYSE: DAN) founded in 1904 and headquartered in Maumee, Ohio. The brand is manufactured by REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH, a Dana subsidiary in Neu-Ulm, Germany. Dana formed the combined Victor Reinz brand in 1993 after acquiring the Victor Gasket Manufacturing Company in 1966 and the Reinz Company in 1993.

Where is Victor Reinz located?

Victor Reinz sealing products are manufactured by REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH at Reinzstrasse 3-7, 89233 Neu-Ulm, Germany. Dana's North American sealing operations are based in Avilla, Indiana, and Dana Incorporated is headquartered in Maumee, Ohio.

What certifications does Victor Reinz hold?

The Neu-Ulm manufacturing site reports certification to IATF 16949 and ISO 9001:2015 for quality, plus ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018, ISO 50001:2018, TISAX, and AEO-F. These are published as company claims with certificate badges posted on the manufacturer's site.

How old is the Victor Reinz brand?

The brand traces to 1909, when the Victor brothers made an early cylinder head gasket in Chicago, and to Hugo Reinz, who began manufacturing gaskets in Germany in 1920. Dana formed the combined Victor Reinz brand in 1993. As of 2025 the company describes the brand as 116 years old.

Does Victor Reinz make products for electric vehicles?

Yes. Through REINZ-Dichtungs-GmbH, the brand produces metallic bipolar plates for fuel cells and electrolyzers, folding gaskets for battery housings, heat shields for high-voltage batteries, and compensation plates for prismatic battery cells. These extend its gasket engineering into electrified and fuel-cell powertrains.

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