 Schwartz in a "Rutgers Law Review" article said the NHTSA investigation of the Pinto was in response to consumer complaints and noted the "Mother Jones" article included a clip out "coupon" that readers could mail to the NHTSA.Lee and Ermann note that the "Mother Jones" labeling of the Pinto as a "firetrap" and accusations that the NHTSA was buckling to industry pressure as well as the public interest created by sensationalized new stories "forced a second Pinto investigation and guaranteed that the NHTSA would be under the microscope for its duration.