To form a rubber elastic material layer of thin thickness in at least one contact surface of an independent mass member and a housing, set small and in high accuracy the dimension of a clearance between the independent mass member and the housing, in a vibration damping device for a vehicle arranging the independent mass member received to a receiving dead space in the housing to display a vibration damping effect based on impact contact with the housing of the independent mass member.

At least one surface of a housing 14 and an independent mass member 16 is coated with a rubber elastic material layer 30 of thin thickness formed by coating of a liquid-state rubber 40, so as to make the housing 14 come into contact with the independent mass member 16 through the rubber elastic material layer 30.