A Class I recall situation is one in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of, or exposure to, a volatile product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death (21 CFR 7.3(m)(1)).
Electrical energy can be converted back into kinetic energy in electric motors: this happens with the windscreen wipers and the starter motor. Electrical energy is converted into light energy in the headlights. In fact the only kind of energy which you will not find in your car is nuclear energy.
If the alternator is dead, but the battery is fully charged, the car can and does use the electrical energy provided by the battery to run all the electrical requirements of the car. However, the battery is now being drained the entire time the car is running, and there's nothing going to recharge it.