24" Case Warping??

My 24" iMac has a new problem, the white plastic on the front, directly above where the optical drive sits, has began warping. If i push on it up and down the length of the right side of the panel, it will go a few millimeters before it reaches the LCD. The left side is fine.
Could this be due to optical drive heat dissipating and deforming the plastic that sits above it? Anyone else see this?

I don't know what it's due to but if it happened to mine, I'd ask for a new one.
-mj
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