Q: I have a macbook pro crashing intermittently.  It is a 15 inch mid 2010.  I never heard that it was recalled.  Now I have crashes which I think are due to a graphics problem.  What can I do?

Sounds like this:

MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2010) intermittent black screen or loss of video Quality Program has ended - Apple Support

If so they you can pay to get it fixed but likely not worth it unless you can get a GOOD logic board fro a used MacBook Pro, or see if disabling the descrete graphics works and is acceptable for your use.

http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/128180/how-to-disable-discrete-graphics -card-and-use-only-integrated-graphics-m…

This is the Mac Pro desktop forum. I requested your post be moved to the MacBook Pro laptop forum.

Here are some of the symptoms. http://arstechnica.com/apple/2011/08/buggy-nvidia-drivers-giving-2010-macbook-pr o-owners-lion-upgrade- But if you want to be sure, post a crash report for someone to look at.

If you are serious about keeping this MacBook Pro, you can find a shop that will replace the surface-mount graphics chip on the mainboard and provide a modest warranty for their work.

That is what the recall would have done, although indirectly, by swapping out the mainboard for one with a graphics chip from a later batch that did not have the LATENT DEFECT found in some of the early samples.

If you choose not to repair:

Earlier version of Mac OS X caused fewer problems. Using the third-party gfxcardstatus utility to force integrated graphics operation can help.

In contrast, using an external display forces discrete graphics ON, so makes any problems much worse.