Valve and method of making same

A valve for an air spring, comprising a housing member through which a longitudinal center axis extends and which comprises a channel, wherein the housing member comprises a first element and a second element connected by a material bond connection in a first region and which are in abutment with each other in a second region or which are arranged directly beside each other, wherein there is provided in the channel a sealing member which can close the channel or reduce an effective opening cross section of the channel, wherein the valve comprises a channel element, which at least partially guides or forms the channel, wherein the channel element is fixed in the housing member in a form-fit and/or force-fit manner and the channel element retains the sealing member in a third region between the channel element and the second element or the channel element is fixed in or on the first element in a form-fit and/or force-fit manner and the channel element retains the sealing member in a third region between the channel element and the first element, wherein the channel element at least on one of an outer side thereof has a locking groove or a locking projection and a fixing partner for the channel element has the other element from the locking groove and locking projection, wherein the locking groove and locking projection engage in each other in a fixing manner, such that the sealing member is thereby retained in the third region.