Is there any recall notices on MacBook Pro A1226 specifically for the LCD displays?

I have a MacBook Pro A1226 that the display has the color fades to b/w negative on 2/3rds of the screen but I can fix this by applying light pressure to the lower right of the screen. The last time I had a display problem it turned out the Video card had gone bad and I took it into the Genius Bar and found out the Video card had a recall on it and they fixed it for free.  I wanted to check this out before buying and installing a new display if I don't have to. I don't have time to take it to the Apple store and thought I would see if anyone knew here.  Any Ideas?

This is the only Repair Extenstion Program that affects the A1226:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2377
Seeing if you qualify for this one DOES mean a trip to an Apple Store or AASP as they have a specific hardware-based test they perfrom to see if the video chipset has failed.
There is one diagnostic check you can do at home to see if the chipset is toast. Open System Profiler in Applications > Utilities and, when it opens, select "Graphics/Displays" from the left-hand "Contents" pane. That should display this in the main pane )rom my A1226):
The fourth line, "PCIe Lane Width" should read "x16" as in the example. If it says anything else (usually "x1") your Nvidea 8600M GT has likely gone walkabout. Note that a proper reading does not necessarily mean your chipset is OK. The definitive test is still in the hands to the Apple techs.

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