Red line on sides and bottom of display

appeared yesterday for about 15 minutes. This is not the classic red line down the middle.
Is this a known problem?

I've never heard of this issue before but if it has gone away then I wouldn't worry about it a whole lot unless it comes back again. If you have the Apple Care Protection Plan I would call Apple and at least let them know so they can document the issue.

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